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The mountain was the site of the world's first wind farm. In 1980, US Windpower installed 20 wind turbines rated at 30 kilowatts each, on the shoulder of
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298:. Crotched Mountain Foundation. Archived from
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1172:Scar Ridge
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951:Mount Hale
941:Mount Bond
928:Twin Range
820:Mount Clay
810:Boott Spur
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441:Mount Rowe
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260:"Crotchet"
227:References
198:Greenfield
194:Bennington
154:Greenfield
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997:Black Cap
782:The Bulge
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90:Geography
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