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38-1473: 44°19′54″N 71°20′34″W  /  44.33154°N 71.34270°W  / 44.33154; -71.34270  ( Mount Bowman ) 44°16′47″N 71°17′11″W  /  44.27965°N 71.28638°W  / 44.27965; -71.28638  ( Nelson Crag ) 44°15′10″N 071°17′39″W  /  44.25278°N 71.29417°W  / 44.25278; -71.29417  ( Boott Spur ) 44°12.88′N 71°18.58′W  /  44.21467°N 71.30967°W  / 44.21467; -71.30967  ( Mount Isolation ) 44°12′15″N 71°18′38″W  /  44.20417°N 71.31056°W  / 44.20417; -71.31056  ( Mount Davis ) 44°09′21″N 71°19′11″W  /  44.15587°N 71.31978°W  / 44.15587; -71.31978  ( Stairs Mountain ) 44°08′51″N 71°18′50″W  /  44.14753°N 71.31402°W  / 44.14753; -71.31402  ( Mount Resolution ) 44°08′12″N 71°19′57″W  /  44.13665°N 71.33239°W  / 44.13665; -71.33239  ( Mount Crawford ) 44°06′26″N 71°20′04″W  /  44.10725°N 71.33449°W  / 44.10725; -71.33449  ( Mount Hope ) 44°07′25″N 71°17′55″W  /  44.12355°N 71.29856°W  / 44.12355; -71.29856  ( Mount Parker ) Download coordinates as: The Presidential Range

76-411: A single day in summer, but during winter it is generally a two- to four-day venture. The traverse is considered strenuous. The range is notorious for its unpredictable and inclement weather, with some of the deadliest mountains in the continental United States . Due to its unique location relative to other geographic features, it holds the world record for highest recorded surface wind speed not within

114-438: A tropical cyclone. Fatalities in this area are dominated by those that occur on Mount Washington, the highest peak in the range. The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department conducts an average of 200 rescues a year for hikers in need of assistance. Mountain range A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills arranged in a line and connected by high ground. A mountain system or mountain belt

152-561: Is a county in the U.S. state of New Hampshire . As of the 2020 census , the population was 31,268, making it the least-populated county in the state. The county seat is Lancaster . Coös County is part of the Berlin, NH–VT Micropolitan Statistical Area . It is the only New Hampshire county on the Canada–United States border , south of the province of Quebec , and thus is home to New Hampshire's only international port of entry,

190-559: Is a mountain range located in the White Mountains of the U.S. state of New Hampshire . Containing the highest peaks of the Whites , its most notable summits are named for American presidents , followed by prominent public figures of the 18th and 19th centuries. The Presidential Range is notorious for having some of the worst weather on Earth, mainly because of the unpredictability of high wind speeds and whiteout conditions on

228-604: Is a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have arisen from the same cause, usually an orogeny . Mountain ranges are formed by a variety of geological processes, but most of the significant ones on Earth are the result of plate tectonics . Mountain ranges are also found on many planetary mass objects in the Solar System and are likely a feature of most terrestrial planets . Mountain ranges are usually segmented by highlands or mountain passes and valleys . Individual mountains within

266-723: Is almost entirely in Coos County . The highest mountains in the Presidential Range are named principally for U.S. presidents, with the tallest mountain (Mount Washington) named for the first president and the second tallest ( Mount Adams ) for the second president. Among the range's most notable summits (in sequence from southwest to northeast): Mount Adams has four subsidiary peaks besides its summit that are also commonly recognized by name. Two are listed above (Sam Adams and John Quincy Adams). The third and fourth are: The summits marked with an asterisk (*) are included on

304-538: Is at work while the mountains are being uplifted until the mountains are reduced to low hills and plains. The early Cenozoic uplift of the Rocky Mountains of Colorado provides an example. As the uplift was occurring some 10,000 feet (3,000 m) of mostly Mesozoic sedimentary strata were removed by erosion over the core of the mountain range and spread as sand and clays across the Great Plains to

342-520: Is sometimes indicated with a diaeresis , notably in the Lancaster -based weekly newspaper The Coös County Democrat and on some county-owned vehicles. The county government uses both spellings interchangeably. Coös County was separated from the northern part of Grafton County, New Hampshire , and organized at Berlin on December 24, 1803, although the county seat was later moved to Lancaster , with an additional shire town at Colebrook . During

380-480: Is the least populated of all New Hampshire counties, and the only one with significant amounts of unincorporated land ; over half of the municipal-like entities are unincorporated townships, gores, or grants, a rarity in New Hampshire, where nearly all of the land is incorporated as towns or cities . The population of these unincorporated territories is minuscule; collectively they account for less than 1% of

418-865: The Alpide belt . The Pacific Ring of Fire includes the Andes of South America, extends through the North American Cordillera , the Aleutian Range , on through Kamchatka Peninsula , Japan , Taiwan , the Philippines , Papua New Guinea , to New Zealand . The Andes is 7,000 kilometres (4,350 mi) long and is often considered the world's longest mountain system. The Alpide belt stretches 15,000 km across southern Eurasia , from Java in Maritime Southeast Asia to

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456-667: The American Revolutionary War two units of troops of the Continental Army — Bedel's Regiment and Whitcomb's Rangers — were raised from the settlers of Coös. From the Treaty of Paris of 1783 until 1835, the boundaries in the northern tip of the county (and New Hampshire itself) were disputed with Lower Canada (which was soon to become part of the Province of Canada ), and for some years residents of

494-551: The Annamite Range . If the definition of a mountain range is stretched to include underwater mountains, then the Ocean Ridge forms the longest continuous mountain system on Earth, with a length of 65,000 kilometres (40,400 mi). The position of mountain ranges influences climate, such as rain or snow. When air masses move up and over mountains, the air cools, producing orographic precipitation (rain or snow). As

532-531: The Burlington / Plattsburgh market. Sherbrooke stations CKSH-DT ( Ici Radio-Canada Télé ) and CHLT-DT ( TVA ), as well as Montreal station CBMT-DT ( CBC ) are also available, though reception and/or cable carriage may vary by location. Numbers in parentheses indicate each township's population per the 2020 census . Robert Frost , who once lived in Franconia in neighboring Grafton County , wrote

570-804: The Iberian Peninsula in Western Europe , including the ranges of the Himalayas , Karakoram , Hindu Kush , Alborz , Caucasus , and the Alps . The Himalayas contain the highest mountains in the world, including Mount Everest , which is 8,848 metres (29,029 ft) high. Mountain ranges outside these two systems include the Arctic Cordillera , Appalachians , Great Dividing Range , East Siberians , Altais , Scandinavians , Qinling , Western Ghats , Vindhyas , Byrrangas , and

608-646: The Mithrim Montes and Doom Mons on Titan, and Tenzing Montes and Hillary Montes on Pluto. Some terrestrial planets other than Earth also exhibit rocky mountain ranges, such as Maxwell Montes on Venus taller than any on Earth and Tartarus Montes on Mars . Jupiter's moon Io has mountain ranges formed from tectonic processes including the Boösaule , Dorian, Hi'iaka and Euboea Montes . Coos County, New Hampshire Coös County ( / ˈ k oʊ . ɒ s / , with two syllables) or Coos County

646-582: The Pittsburg–Chartierville Border Crossing . The only city in Coös County is Berlin , with the rest of the communities being towns, or unincorporated townships, gores and grants. Coös County includes the northernmost part of the state. Major industries include forestry and tourism , with the once-dominant paper-making industry in sharp decline. The county straddles two of the state's tourism regions. The southernmost portion of

684-748: The Saco and Androscoggin rivers into the Atlantic Ocean on the coast of Maine , from drainage into the Israel and Ammonoosuc rivers, thence into the Connecticut River , and thence into Long Island Sound . The so-called Presidential Traverse is a hike that traverses each major summit along the 19 miles (31 km) of the Presidential ridge. The traverse encompasses over 8,500 feet (2,600 m) in elevation gain. It can be done in

722-536: The United States Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 1,830 square miles (4,700 km ), of which 1,795 square miles (4,650 km ) is land and 35 square miles (91 km ) (1.9%) is water. It is the largest county in New Hampshire by area, and borders both Vermont and Maine , as well as Canada . Much of its mountainous area is reserved as national forest , wilderness, state parks and other public areas; these encompass most of

760-482: The peak bagging list of 4,000-foot and higher mountains in New Hampshire; the others are excluded, in some cases because of lesser height and in others because of more technical criteria. Aside from the notable summits, the Presidential Range contains a number of additional named peaks. Several of these peaks, drained on their west faces by the Dry River , are less accessible than the main and most-visited ridge of

798-403: The 14,171 households, 25.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.5% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 37.3% were non-families, and 30.3% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.72. The median age was 46.4 years. 18.9% of the population were under

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836-564: The 2022 elections, the party distribution of representatives was as follows. (Compiled from Radiostationworld.com ) Some stations from nearby Sherbrooke can also be received in Coös County, the strongest being CITE-FM-1 102.7 FM. For details of stations, see Template:Sherbrooke Radio . Coös County is part of the Portland - Auburn DMA . Cable companies carry local market stations WPFO ( Fox ), WMTW (ABC), WGME ( CBS ), and WCSH ( NBC ), plus NHPTV, WMUR and select stations from

874-674: The Maine state line and through the city of Berlin , and New Hampshire Route 26 , which traverses the Great North Woods from Vermont Route 102 southeast to Maine Route 26 towards Portland . The two major U.S. Highways are U.S. Route 2 , which roughly bisects the county from Lancaster to the Oxford County line, and U.S. Route 3 , which runs from Carroll in the south to the Pittsburg–Chartierville Border Crossing , where it continues as Quebec Route 257 . Coös County

912-512: The age of 18, 6.7% were from age 18 to 24, 22.1% were from 25 to 44, 32.9% were from 45 to 64, and 19.4% were age 65 or older. The median age was 46.4 years. For every 100 females there were 103.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and older, there were 101.8 males. During the period 2011–2015, the largest self-reported ancestry groups in the county were 39.3% French or French Canadian , 16.9% Irish, 14.2% English, 7.2% "American", 5.5% Italian, 4.9% German, and 3.6% Scottish. During 2011–2015,

950-627: The air descends on the leeward side, it warms again (following the adiabatic lapse rate ) and is drier, having been stripped of much of its moisture. Often, a rain shadow will affect the leeward side of a range. As a consequence, large mountain ranges, such as the Andes, compartmentalize continents into distinct climate regions . Mountain ranges are constantly subjected to erosional forces which work to tear them down. The basins adjacent to an eroding mountain range are then filled with sediments that are buried and turned into sedimentary rock . Erosion

988-427: The area formed the independent Republic of Indian Stream . In the 1810 census, there were 3,991 residents, and by 1870 there were nearly 15,000, at which point the entire county was valued at just under $ 5 million , with farm productivity per acre comparing favorably with that of contemporary Illinois . Other early industries included forestry and manufacturing, using 4,450 water horsepower in 1870. According to

1026-775: The county is part of the White Mountains Region and is home to Mount Washington . The remainder of the county is known as the Great North Woods Region , or known locally as the North Country. The name Coös derives from a Cowasuck word meaning "small pines". It is one of two counties in the United States to feature a diacritic in its name, with the other being Doña Ana County in New Mexico . The two-syllable pronunciation

1064-417: The county. The population density was 18.4 inhabitants per square mile (7.1/km ). There were 21,321 housing units at an average density of 11.9 per square mile (4.6/km ). The racial makeup of the county was 96.9% white, 0.5% Asian, 0.4% American Indian, 0.4% black or African American, 0.3% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.2% of the population. Of

1102-485: The east. This mass of rock was removed as the range was actively undergoing uplift. The removal of such a mass from the core of the range most likely caused further uplift as the region adjusted isostatically in response to the removed weight. Rivers are traditionally believed to be the principal cause of mountain range erosion, by cutting into bedrock and transporting sediment. Computer simulation has shown that as mountain belts change from tectonically active to inactive,

1140-442: The estimated median annual income for a household in the county was $ 42,312, and the median income for a family was $ 55,385. Male full-time workers had a median income of $ 41,934 versus $ 34,859 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 24,546. About 9.9% of families and 14.1% of the population were below the poverty line , including 21.7% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over. Coös County has supported

1178-582: The higher summits. Because of the poor weather conditions, the Presidential Range is often used for mountaineering training for those who go on to climb some of the world's highest mountains, including K2 and Everest. Mount Washington , long home of the highest winds recorded on the surface of the Earth at 231 mph (372 km/h), is the tallest at 6,288 ft (1,917 m), followed by neighboring peaks Mount Adams at 5,793 ft (1,766 m) and Mount Jefferson at 5,712 ft (1,741 m). The range

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1216-556: The northern portion of the White Mountains , including all the named summits of the Presidential Range (though one, Mt. Webster , lies about 200 feet (61 m) from the county line ). Mt. Washington 's peak is the highest in the Northeast. The 162-mile (261 km) Cohos Trail runs the length of the county. The principal state highways in Coös County are New Hampshire Route 16 , which runs mostly parallel to

1254-482: The population of the county, with only three ( Wentworth Location , Millsfield , and Cambridge ) reporting populations in the double digits for recent censuses. Approximately 1/3 of the population lives in Berlin , the only city, most populous municipality, and economic hub. Lancaster serves as the county seat . As of the census of 2020, there were 31,268 people. As of the census of 2010, there were 33,055 people, 14,171 households, and 8,879 families residing in

1292-405: The range. Subsidiary peaks of Mount Washington: North from Mount Washington: South from Mount Washington: The summits marked with an asterisk (*) are included on the peak-bagging list of 4,000-foot and higher mountains in New Hampshire; the others are excluded, in some cases because of lesser height and in others because of more technical criteria. The Presidentials separate drainage via

1330-627: The rate of erosion drops because there are fewer abrasive particles in the water and fewer landslides. Mountains on other planets and natural satellites of the Solar System, including the Moon , are often isolated and formed mainly by processes such as impacts, though there are examples of mountain ranges (or "Montes") somewhat similar to those on Earth. Saturn 's moon Titan and Pluto , in particular, exhibit large mountain ranges in chains composed mainly of ices rather than rock. Examples include

1368-479: The same mountain range do not necessarily have the same geologic structure or petrology . They may be a mix of different orogenic expressions and terranes , for example thrust sheets , uplifted blocks , fold mountains, and volcanic landforms resulting in a variety of rock types . Most geologically young mountain ranges on the Earth's land surface are associated with either the Pacific Ring of Fire or

1406-748: The three commissioner districts within the county. In addition to the County Commission, there are five directly elected officials: they include County Attorney, Register of Deeds, County Sheriff, Register of Probate, and County Treasurer. Coös County sends members to the New Hampshire House of Representatives for seven districts (districts are numbered within each county), and are represented by nine representatives (the New Hampshire House of Representatives has both single-member and multiple-member districts). After

1444-413: The winner of the presidential election (at the national level) in all but three elections since 1892 . The exceptions were 1968 , 2004 , and 2020 , when it supported Hubert Humphrey over Richard Nixon , John Kerry over George W. Bush , and Donald Trump over Joe Biden , respectively. The executive power of Coös County's government is held by three county commissioners, each representing one of

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