 the white mountains are a mountain range covering about a quarter of the state of new hampshire and a small portion of western maine in the united states. part of the northern appalachian mountains, they are the most rugged mountains in new england. the range is heavily visited due to its proximity to boston and, to a lesser extent, new york city. most of the area is public land, including the white mountain national forest and a number of state parks. its most famous mountain is  mount washington, which is the highest peak in the northeastern u.s. and which held the record for fastest surface wind gust (, over 100&nbsp;m/s, in 1934) in the world for 76 years. it lies in a line of summits called the presidential range named after u.s. presidents and other prominent americans. the white mountains also include the franconia range, sandwich range, carter-moriah range and kinsman range in new hampshire, and the mahoosuc range straddling the border between it and maine. in all, there are 48 peaks over , known as the four-thousand footers. the whites are known for 
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