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unusual facts about Presidential Range


Trail blazing

In the Presidential Range of New Hampshire's White Mountains, for example, cairns are found at ten-foot (three-meter) intervals along trails above treeline, so that hikers forced to crawl by heavy winds and occasional infamously lethal weather can find their way to safety.


Bean's Grant, New Hampshire

Many mountains of the Presidential Range are located here, including Mount Pierce, Mount Jackson and Mount Webster, each of which is traversed by the Appalachian Trail.


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