20 unprepared hikers rescued from a 4,000-foot peak in New Hampshire when winter weather hits

The group were rescued just before hypothermia set in, according to a local train driver - (Andrew Vilaine / Facebook)

Over twenty unprepared hikers were rescued from Mount Washington, a 6,288-foot mountain in New Hampshire, after windy and snowy conditions left them cold and stranded.

The group of hikers climbed to Mount Washington’s summit, which is the highest peak in the Northeastern United States, Saturday but were “poorly prepared” for the descent, and had to be rescued by the mountain’s Cog Railway, trainmaster Andrew Vilaine told WBZ-TV.