>>839417Do a little research, people die there nearly every year from being unprepared.
Your comment shows a lack of knowledge. As a previous anon stated, it's not the elevation or distance that is a problem, it's the weather.
I understand your simple mind hears "mountain", and you instantly assume that the only factor is elevation.
I know some mountains are taller. That's obvious. I know some hikes are longer. What you don't understand is that makes no dofference.
The weather is the problem. The mountain has some of the world's most extreme weather, including the highest wind speed EVER recorded.
The area could be completely flat and people would die, it's not the mountain that is a problem. It's the WEATHER.
In fair weather the hike is easy, it's no problem. It's when the weather turns bad in the off season or outside summer season that it becomes a problem. It catches people who are unprepared.
We are simply telling OP to be prepared.
To be quite honest, it's people like you that die on Mt washington.
>>"there's bigger mountains in California">>temps drop 40 degrees in an hour>> hurricane force winds>>wind chill of negative 100>>white out snow in September>>anon thought "but muh muh califernia mountens was higher">>anon dies.