Winter Is 5 Weeks Away and New Hampshire's Mountains Are Covered in Rime Ice

An observer at the summit of Mt. Washington, N.H. (Credit: Jim Cantore)

Lenticular clouds hover near Mt. Washington, N.H. on Dec. 22, 2002

 

Pink and yellow hues paint a winter sunset from the balcony of the Mt. Washington Observatory.

Mount Washington, the tallest peak in the Northeast standing at 6,288 feet, and Mount Adams, sitting just below it at 5,794, are among the places that see the wild effects of rime ice.
Rime ice is supercooled droplets of water that freeze when they come in contact with an object, creating amazing formations that look as if they’re blown by the wind, but really they grow in the direction of the wind.


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