{
  "name": "Mount Washington Auto Road",
  "slug": "mount-washington-auto-road",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/mount-washington-auto-road/",
  "summary": "About 4,600 ft of climbing in 7.6 miles, averaging near 12 percent with a final pitch around 22, to the 6,288 ft summit of the Northeast's highest peak. The weather up top is famously violent, and the way back down will teach you what low gears are for.",
  "location": {
    "country": "United States",
    "region": "New Hampshire",
    "start": {
      "name": "Pinkham Notch",
      "lat": 44.278777,
      "lon": -71.252883
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Mount Washington",
      "lat": 44.270011,
      "lon": -71.302952
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 5.7,
    "lengthKm": 9.2,
    "driveMinutes": 13,
    "corners": 30,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 22,
    "summitMetres": 1909.2,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "expert",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 8
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {
    "toll": true
  },
  "hazards": [
    "Severe, fast-changing weather",
    "Unguarded drop-offs",
    "Steep grade and brake heat"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "forest",
    "valley"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Mount Washington",
    "Agiocochook Crag"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 98
  },
  "attribution": {
    "source": "Routes - bestdrivingroads.com",
    "citation": "Cite with a link to the road page. Stats are measured from the mapped line, not copied from other lists; where elevationConfidence is \"approximate\" the 30 m DEM cannot resolve that line and the elevation figures are indicative.",
    "roadGeometry": "(c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL",
    "terms": "Facts are free to cite with attribution; bulk reproduction of the catalogue requires permission (simon@keane.studio)."
  },
  "updated": "2026-07-25"
}