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challenge. Because the ravine is higher and more exposed to the elements than most other climbing areas in the eastern United States, rock and ice climbing — and even hiking — are risky and weather-dependent.
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fan, and winds steeply up the center of the cirque's headwall, requiring several tricky scrambling moves that may be intimidating for less-experienced (or more
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routes, such as the Pinnacle route and the Henderson Ridge, do ascend the ravine, and in the winter the Pinnacle Gully is especially popular as an
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have killed climbers in Huntington repeatedly in recent years, and the hiking path is usually not passable until late May or early June.
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All other portions of the headwall are too steep to climb safely without climbing gear and technical expertise. Several popular
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Elevation
Coordinates
44°16′20″N 71°17′00″W / 44.27222°N 71.28333°W / 44.27222; -71.28333
New Hampshire
United States of America
Parent range
White Mountains
cirque
Mount Washington
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Joshua H. Huntington
Charles H. Hitchcock
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Oakes Gulf
Great Gulf
headwall
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