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June 2025 By The Numbers By Ryan Knapp Diapensia in bloom in June. Photo taken 2025-06-19 by Ryan Knapp.
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Upward Bound’s Journey to New Heights at Mount Washington Observatory
Upward Bound’s Journey to New Heights at Mount Washington Observatory By Jackie Bellefontaine Photos by Erin Town Mount Washington Observatory is excited to share the news of a new collaboration with the University of Maine’s TRIO Upward Bound program, which brought high school students for an overnight experience at the Home of the World’s Worst Weather in early May. Upward Bound students observing the clouds. The University of Maine has been hosting TRIO Upward Bound programs since 1966, providing incredible opportunities for students from low-income communities and/or first-generation college households. Through Upward Bound, students receive college
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June 2025 By The Numbers
June 2025 By The Numbers By Ryan Knapp Diapensia in bloom in June. Photo taken 2025-06-19 by Ryan Knapp. July has arrived, so it is a perfect time to look back and summarize June 2025 and the 2024/2025 snowfall
Team Flags Return for Seek the Peak’s 25th Anniversary
Team Flags Return for Seek the Peak's 25th Anniversary By MWOBS Staff Mount Washington Observatory is looking forward to continuing a much-loved tradition for Seek the Peak’s 25th Anniversary: Team flags. In inviting teams and individuals to create #SeekthePeak flags, we
Meet Summer Interns Zakiya, Max and Maddie
Meet Summer Interns Zakiya, Max and Maddie By MWOBS Staff We are excited to welcome six teammates to the summit of Mount Washington this summer! During their internship, these students and graduates will play a key role in supporting weather observation
Saying Goodbye to the Summit
Saying Goodbye to the Summit By Alexis George After an extraordinary last three years working as a Weather Observer and Meteorologist, I am excited to pursue a different career. As sad I as am to be leaving the Observatory, I look
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