because they are little mountains…
And very underestimated.
A friends father came from Colorado… Experienced in summer climbing in the Rockies he went up Mount Washington in summer gear. Before the Lakes of the Clouds hut ( in June) it started to rain. It was 38 degrees… He became hpothermic… Fortunately there were people on the trail that put up a tent gave him warm liquid and dry clothes and called for rescue.
He said : I thought the East Coast Mountains would be easy,.