White Mountains Region

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The White Mountains Region is located in northern New Hampshire. It is named for the White Mountains, which cover most of the region. The southern boundary of the region begins at Piermont on the west, and runs to Plymouth, then to Conway, and east to the Maine border. The northern boundary begins at Cushman, runs to Berlin and then east to the Maine border. The region to the north is known as the Great North Woods Region, which should not be confused with the larger and more general Great North Woods.

The Region includes much of Coos County and parts of Grafton County and Carroll County.

Major towns and cities in the region include:

Highlights in the region include:

Outdoor recreation in the White Mountain National Forest
USFS Ranger Stations in Bethlehem, Gorham and Conway
Information centers in Lincoln, Campton, North Conway, Littleton (Moore Station) and Gorham
Mount Washington State Park, Cog Railway, Auto Road, Observatory
Franconia Notch State Park, featuring the site of the natural rock outcropping: Old Man of the Mountain, which fell in 2004.
Forest Lake State Park, Crawford Notch State Park, Moose Brook State Park
Alpine skiing at seven or more major downhill ski area and seven cross-country skiing areas for ski touring
Mount Washington Regional Airport, aka, White Mountain Regional Airport
Covered bridges in Littleton, Woodsville, Bartlett, Jackson and Lincoln, among others
Water sports on the Connecticut River from Littleton to Piermont
Saco River, Swift River
The scenic Kancamagus Highway from Lincoln to Conway
Golf in Bethlehem, Whitefield, Jefferson, Jackson, North Conway, Bretton Woods
Several amusement or theme parks in Jefferson, Lincoln, North Conway

The region is bisected into east and west portions by Interstate 93 (from Plymouth to Littleton). Other major highways in the region include U.S. Highway 302 (Wells River to Conway), New Hampshire State Route 16 (from Gorham to Conway), State Route 10 (from Littleton to Piermont), and U.S. Route 2 from Lancaster to Shelburne. U.S. Highway 3 also parallels I-93, except north of Fanconia, where it branches off to Twin Mountain, and Whitefield.

The Cohos Trail and Appalachian Trail both traverse the White Mountains region.

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[Regional maps from NH.gov]

	State of New Hampshire Constitution \| General Court \| Executive Council \| Governors \| Supreme Court
Regions:	Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee \| Golden Triangle \| Great North Woods \| Lakes Region \| Merrimack Valley \| Monadnock \| Seacoast \| White Mountains
Counties:	Belknap \| Carroll \| Cheshire \| Coos \| Grafton \| Hillsborough \| Merrimack \| Rockingham \| Strafford \| Sullivan
Cities:	Berlin \| Claremont \| Concord \| Dover \| Franklin \| Keene \| Laconia \| Lebanon \| Manchester \| Nashua \| Portsmouth \| Rochester \| Somersworth
Towns:	Acworth \| Albany \| Alexandria \| Allenstown \| Alstead \| Alton \| Amherst \| Andover \| Antrim \| Ashland \| Atkinson \| Auburn \| Barnstead \| Barrington \| Bartlett \| Bath \| Bedford \| Belmont \| Bennington \| Benton \| Bethlehem \| Boscawen \| Bow \| Bradford \| Brentwood \| Bridgewater \| Bristol \| Brookfield \| Brookline \| Campton \| Canaan \| Candia \| Canterbury \| Carroll \| Center Harbor \| Charlestown \| Chatham \| Chester \| Chesterfield \| Chichester \| Clarksville \| Colebrook \| Columbia \| Conway \| Cornish \| Croydon \| Dalton \| Danbury \| Danville \| Deerfield \| Deering \| Derry \| Dorchester \| Dublin \| Dummer \| Dunbarton \| Durham \| East Kingston \| Easton \| Eaton \| Effingham \| Ellsworth \| Enfield \| Epping \| Epsom \| Errol \| Exeter \| Farmington \| Fitzwilliam \| Francestown \| Franconia \| Freedom \| Fremont \| Gilford \| Gilmanton \| Gilsum \| Goffstown \| Gorham \| Goshen \| Grafton \| Grantham \| Greenfield \| Greenland \| Greenville \| Groton \| Hampstead \| Hampton \| Hampton Falls \| Hancock \| Hanover \| Harrisville \| Hart's Location \| Haverhill \| Hebron \| Henniker \| Hill \| Hillsborough \| Hinsdale \| Holderness \| Hollis \| Hooksett \| Hopkinton \| Hudson \| Jackson \| Jaffrey \| Jefferson \| Kensington \| Kingston \| Lancaster \| Landaff \| Langdon \| Lee \| Lempster \| Lincoln \| Lisbon \| Litchfield \| Littleton \| Londonderry \| Loudon \| Lyman \| Lyme \| Lyndeborough \| Madbury \| Madison \| Marlborough \| Marlow \| Mason \| Meredith \| Merrimack \| Middleton \| Milan \| Milford \| Milton \| Monroe \| Mont Vernon \| Moultonborough \| Nelson \| New Boston \| New Castle \| New Durham \| New Hampton \| New Ipswich \| New London \| Newbury \| Newfields \| Newington \| Newmarket \| Newport \| Newton \| North Hampton \| Northfield \| Northumberland \| Northwood \| Nottingham \| Orange \| Orford \| Ossipee \| Pelham \| Pembroke \| Peterborough \| Piermont \| Pittsburg \| Pittsfield \| Plainfield \| Plaistow \| Plymouth \| Randolph \| Raymond \| Richmond \| Rindge \| Rollinsford \| Roxbury \| Rumney \| Rye \| Salem \| Salisbury \| Sanbornton \| Sandown \| Sandwich \| Seabrook \| Sharon \| Shelburne \| South Hampton \| Springfield \| Stark \| Stewartstown \| Stoddard \| Strafford \| Stratford \| Stratham \| Sugar Hill \| Sullivan \| Sunapee \| Surry \| Sutton \| Swanzey \| Tamworth \| Temple \| Thornton \| Tilton \| Troy \| Tuftonboro \| Unity \| Wakefield \| Walpole \| Warner \| Warren \| Washington \| Waterville Valley \| Weare \| Webster \| Wentworth \| Westmoreland \| Whitefield \| Wilmot \| Wilton \| Winchester \| Windham \| Windsor \| Wolfeboro \| Woodstock
Unincorporated:	Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy Grant \| Bean's Grant \| Bean's Purchase \| Cambridge \| Chandler's Purchase \| Crawford's Purchase \| Cutt's Grant \| Dix's Grant \| Dixville \| Erving's Location \| Green's Grant \| Hadley's Purchase \| Hale's Location \| Kilkenny \| Livermore \| Low and Burbank's Grant \| Martin's Location \| Millsfield \| Odell \| Pinkham's Grant \| Sargent's Purchase \| Second College Grant \| Success \| Thompson and Meserve's Purchase \| Wentworth's Location

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	State of New Hampshire Constitution \| General Court \| Executive Council \| Governors \| Supreme Court
Regions:	Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee \| Golden Triangle \| Great North Woods \| Lakes Region \| Merrimack Valley \| Monadnock \| Seacoast \| White Mountains
Counties:	Belknap \| Carroll \| Cheshire \| Coos \| Grafton \| Hillsborough \| Merrimack \| Rockingham \| Strafford \| Sullivan
Cities:	Berlin \| Claremont \| Concord \| Dover \| Franklin \| Keene \| Laconia \| Lebanon \| Manchester \| Nashua \| Portsmouth \| Rochester \| Somersworth
Towns:	Acworth \| Albany \| Alexandria \| Allenstown \| Alstead \| Alton \| Amherst \| Andover \| Antrim \| Ashland \| Atkinson \| Auburn \| Barnstead \| Barrington \| Bartlett \| Bath \| Bedford \| Belmont \| Bennington \| Benton \| Bethlehem \| Boscawen \| Bow \| Bradford \| Brentwood \| Bridgewater \| Bristol \| Brookfield \| Brookline \| Campton \| Canaan \| Candia \| Canterbury \| Carroll \| Center Harbor \| Charlestown \| Chatham \| Chester \| Chesterfield \| Chichester \| Clarksville \| Colebrook \| Columbia \| Conway \| Cornish \| Croydon \| Dalton \| Danbury \| Danville \| Deerfield \| Deering \| Derry \| Dorchester \| Dublin \| Dummer \| Dunbarton \| Durham \| East Kingston \| Easton \| Eaton \| Effingham \| Ellsworth \| Enfield \| Epping \| Epsom \| Errol \| Exeter \| Farmington \| Fitzwilliam \| Francestown \| Franconia \| Freedom \| Fremont \| Gilford \| Gilmanton \| Gilsum \| Goffstown \| Gorham \| Goshen \| Grafton \| Grantham \| Greenfield \| Greenland \| Greenville \| Groton \| Hampstead \| Hampton \| Hampton Falls \| Hancock \| Hanover \| Harrisville \| Hart's Location \| Haverhill \| Hebron \| Henniker \| Hill \| Hillsborough \| Hinsdale \| Holderness \| Hollis \| Hooksett \| Hopkinton \| Hudson \| Jackson \| Jaffrey \| Jefferson \| Kensington \| Kingston \| Lancaster \| Landaff \| Langdon \| Lee \| Lempster \| Lincoln \| Lisbon \| Litchfield \| Littleton \| Londonderry \| Loudon \| Lyman \| Lyme \| Lyndeborough \| Madbury \| Madison \| Marlborough \| Marlow \| Mason \| Meredith \| Merrimack \| Middleton \| Milan \| Milford \| Milton \| Monroe \| Mont Vernon \| Moultonborough \| Nelson \| New Boston \| New Castle \| New Durham \| New Hampton \| New Ipswich \| New London \| Newbury \| Newfields \| Newington \| Newmarket \| Newport \| Newton \| North Hampton \| Northfield \| Northumberland \| Northwood \| Nottingham \| Orange \| Orford \| Ossipee \| Pelham \| Pembroke \| Peterborough \| Piermont \| Pittsburg \| Pittsfield \| Plainfield \| Plaistow \| Plymouth \| Randolph \| Raymond \| Richmond \| Rindge \| Rollinsford \| Roxbury \| Rumney \| Rye \| Salem \| Salisbury \| Sanbornton \| Sandown \| Sandwich \| Seabrook \| Sharon \| Shelburne \| South Hampton \| Springfield \| Stark \| Stewartstown \| Stoddard \| Strafford \| Stratford \| Stratham \| Sugar Hill \| Sullivan \| Sunapee \| Surry \| Sutton \| Swanzey \| Tamworth \| Temple \| Thornton \| Tilton \| Troy \| Tuftonboro \| Unity \| Wakefield \| Walpole \| Warner \| Warren \| Washington \| Waterville Valley \| Weare \| Webster \| Wentworth \| Westmoreland \| Whitefield \| Wilmot \| Wilton \| Winchester \| Windham \| Windsor \| Wolfeboro \| Woodstock
Unincorporated:	Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy Grant \| Bean's Grant \| Bean's Purchase \| Cambridge \| Chandler's Purchase \| Crawford's Purchase \| Cutt's Grant \| Dix's Grant \| Dixville \| Erving's Location \| Green's Grant \| Hadley's Purchase \| Hale's Location \| Kilkenny \| Livermore \| Low and Burbank's Grant \| Martin's Location \| Millsfield \| Odell \| Pinkham's Grant \| Sargent's Purchase \| Second College Grant \| Success \| Thompson and Meserve's Purchase \| Wentworth's Location

White Mountains Region

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