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Comment by decohen

Mount Washington sits at the end of a long, wide east-west running valley, in an area with predominantly western winds. This gives the wind an unusually long "fetch" to build strength over.

That, combined with the orographic lift as the air flows over the mountain, leads to unusually strong winds.

parent decohen 3 years ago

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