A Walk Among the Clouds - Mt. Washington, the Tallest Peak in the Northeastern U.S.

6,288 feet. With some of the world's harshest weather, Mt. Washington is known throughout the world as an extreme environment. Atop the mountain, amongst the mixture of summer visitors, you'll find buildings braced for the hurricane-force winds that swarm the mountain more than 100 days every year -Buildings chained to the ground, resisting winds as high as 231 miles per hour - a world record that stood from 1934 to 1996.

Yet despite the weather, against all the risks that the mountain faces, it is quite a beautiful place. Some days you'll look out from a thousand feet above the clouds, and other days you'll be walking within one. The 360 degree view is unmatched in New England, as Mt. Washington is not only the tallest mountain, it is the most prominent, with an unobstructed view in every direction.

I wish these photos were taken on a clearer day, but there aren't many of those atop this mountain. Still, I think you'll get a sense for what a spectacular place it really is.

Shot with LGV20, 29mm f/1.8 (16 mp) and 12mm f/2.4 (8mp) wide angle. No editing.