Volunteer

Thank you for your interest in volunteering at Mount Washington Observatory!

As a nonprofit, member-supported institution, volunteers are an important part of our operations. Volunteer opportunities are available at our weather station on top of Mount Washington, and at our administrative offices located in downtown North Conway, New Hampshire. We also occasionally need volunteers to assist with tasks in the field and at offsite events.

Volunteers support our administrative staff in a variety of ways. In the office, volunteers help with mailings and other administrative tasks. Outside, volunteers help us with landscaping and maintaining our remote instrument sites throughout the White Mountains. Volunteers also provide support at local and regional events. If you would like to offer your time and talent, we invite you to complete a valley volunteer program application.

For more information about the program, email volunteer@mountwashington.org

Thank you for your interest in volunteering to be a Winter Summit Volunteer. The 2026 season shift applications are now closed.

Email volunteer@mountwashington.org if you are a returning summit volunteer and would like to be on the volunteer fill-in list.

To note: Winter shift eligibility requires that you’ve previously completed at least one summer summit volunteer shift.

Volunteers are a key part of the smooth operation of Mount Washington Observatory’s renowned mountaintop weather station. Each week in the summer (June to September), two volunteers are on duty at the summit to support our staff. While their primary responsibilities include planning and preparing meals for the Observatory crew and guests, part of each day also involves a couple of hours helping out in the Observatory’s summit gift shop.

We will publish the 2026 Summer Summit Volunteer application in late-January.

Every year, Seek the Peak brings together outdoor enthusiasts, hikers, and supporters of Mount Washington Observatory for a day of challenge, camaraderie, and community in July. Volunteers are essential to making this event successful, helping participants enjoy a memorable experience while supporting our mission to advance weather and climate science.

The 26th Annual Seek the Peak will be held on July 18, 2026.

Please check back in March to sign up to volunteer to support this event.