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id: "15798"
name: Presidential Range Tour
distance: "115"
description: This byway's stunning singularity is the Presidential Range. This range (part of the White Mountains) serves as a backdrop at times, and at other times, looms as you round curves (as on route 2).
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websites:
  - url: https://www.visitnh.gov/things-to-do/scenic-drives/white-mountains
    name: New Hampshire Travel Guide
designations:
  - New Hampshire State Scenic Byway
states:
  - NH
ll:
  - -71.77028181818181
  - 44.30606363636364
bounds:
  - - -71.77028181818181
    - 44.0734
  - - -71.17247272727273
    - 44.48657272727273

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This byway's stunning singularity is the Presidential Range. This range (part of the White Mountains) serves as a backdrop at times, and at other times, looms as you round curves (as on Route 2). Pinkham Notch, a high mountain pass, elicits even more natural spectacle.

The Presidentials cradle cozy New England villages and pedestal the Wildcat Mt. Ski Area.

On a clear day you can see the smoke rising from the Cog Railway as it heads up the western side of Mt. Washington.