Operating Schedules
2016-05-03 19:05:01.000 – Ryan Knapp, Weather Observer/Staff Meteorologist
With summer quickly approaching, we start getting questions via email and our social media pages about the operating schedules for the various entities on and around Mount Washington.
Mount Washington Observatory:
Our Weather Discovery Center in North Conway is open Thursday-Monday from 10am to 5pm. Live From the Rockpile runs at 1115 am and 215 pm Thursday-Monday. Additional information can be found HERE.
Weather Station Tours – available when the Mt. Washington State Park Sherman Adams Visitor Center is open to the public (see below). Additional information available HERE.
Extreme Mount Washington (museum) is located inside the Mt. Washington State Park Sherman Adams Visitor Center; it is open whenever the NH State Park Visitor Center is open to the public (see below). Additional information available HERE.
Mount Washington State Park:
Mt. Washington State Park, Sherman Adams Summit Building, Concession, Tip Top Historic Site operating hours are available halfway down their website HERE. Hours are subject to change, so please check their page and/or contact them directly (information at the top of their page) for the most current information.
Mt Washington Auto Road:
Information for the Mt Washington Auto Road can be found on their website HERE and their schedule of operation is available HERE. Hours of operation are subject to change, so please check their page, their social media pages, and/or contact them directly for the most current information.
The Mount Washington Cog Railway:
Information for the Mount Washington Cog Railway can be found on their website HERE and their schedule of operation is available HERE. Hours of operation are subject to change, so please check their page, their social media pages, and/or contact them directly for the most current information.
White Mountain Huts of New Hampshire:
Information about the AMC network of high mountain huts is available HERE. Information about the RMC high mountain huts is available HERE.
Trail and Tuckerman Ravine conditions:
Trail conditions can be found HERE or by reading the forums available HERE. Tuckerman Ravine conditions can be found on the Mount Washington Avalanche Center page HERE or by checking out Time for Tuckerman HERE or Friends of Tuckerman Ravine HERE.
Ryan Knapp, Weather Observer/Staff Meteorologist
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