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I'm currently away from my maps, so these areas will unfortunately be general, and the first things I come up with off the top of my head. If you'll be staying in the area longtime, there is a guidebook/map pack you can buy that is Bible for hiking in the Whites.

https://www.amazon.com/White-Mountain-Guide-Comprehensive-National/dp/1934028851/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=white+mountain+guide+book&qid=1566347864&s=gateway&sr=8-1

1. The Mahoosucs in Maine are considered the hardest part of the Appalachian Trail. I haven't done them myself, but I hear there's some boulder scrambling, rugged trails, and few people. I hear the views aren't that great though.
   
2. There are a variety of great itineraries in the Northern Presidentials, and the hiking there is some of my favorite in the world (King Ravine, Castle Ravine, Six Husbands Trail). The key is to stay off the AT on the main ridge, as that's the most heavily trafficked. If you can stay at Crag Camp, you'll likely have some other guests with you, but that is my favorite hut in the Northeast. Some of those steeper ravines I mentioned aren't fit for hiking with an overnight pack, so read some trail descriptions and make your own judgement. That being said, King Ravine is my favorite hike, and absolutely worth the day hike. You could probably do a really good loop from Rte 2, over and south into the Great Gulf Wilderness, back up and over the ridge to Rte 2.
   
3. Honestly, Maine is much less trafficked almost everywhere between the NH border and Mt Katahdin. Could be worth the trip, if you can do some more research. I'm personally less familiar with the area.
   
   Hope that helps!

You’re getting a lot of mixed responses here, and that’s because it all depends on the weather. I have enjoyed Franconia ridge in good weather with just winter hiking boots and Microspikes, and I’ve also done the ridge in mountaineering boots and crampons with an ice axe in horrible weather (-40 windchill, 60-80 mph sustained wind speeds, 100mph gusts, total whiteout).
It depends entirely on the conditions.
A 10-point strap-on crampon is perfect for the Whites. A 12-point is overkill for everything but Huntington Ravine.
As for boots - unfortunately yours are no good for winter. They’re too short and lack insulation. There are lots of options though! I used to think that I needed way more serious gear for winter hiking. My first boots for the Whites were plastic double boots. Total overkill. I saved up for a few years and bought leather mountaineering boots that were vastly more comfortable and agile (La Sportiva Nepal, Scarpa Mont Blanc, Lowa Weisshorn, etc). After tramping around the Whites in those for a few years, I finally downgraded to basic insulated hiking boots and have never been happier! Regular winter hiking boots like Vasque Snowburban or Solomon Toundra are excellent for everything in the Whites, except for the legit climbs where you’ll need something stiffer - climbs like Huntington and Tuckerman ravines, or other mountaineering routes like Crawford Notch stuff (Willy’s Slide, Shoestring Gully, Hitchcock Gully, etc.)
Going deeper into mountaineering obviously means ice axe and mountaineering boots - so the question is how far are you going to take it? Get some Microspikes, insulated hiking boots and trekking poles and you’re good for all hiking trails including Mt Washington and Franconia ridge. Get insulated mountaineering boots, an ice axe, and 10 or 12 point crampons and you can do them in the worst conditions and, with a little bit of rope skills, start tackling some mountaineering routes in the area.
Read Freedom of the Hills and have fun!
(For context, I own several ice axes and ice tools, 3 pair of crampons, 4 different boots, and have hiked or climbed most of the fun stuff in the Whites + a handful of 14’ers. Sorry for all the rambling, hope this is helpful!)

The general dangers of running at high elevation notwithstanding, just speaking from a gear perspective:

If you're willing to spend some money you can put together a really lightweight kit that'd be sufficient for an unplanned overnight in reasonably wmnf-bad conditions. You'd need more than a vest to carry it, but there are some nice fastpacks at 20-30L that would be runnable (Osprey Rev series, Six Moon Designs Flight). I'd put together something like the following, but there are many other options.

A solid, but small shelter that can withstand reasonable wind like the MLD Solomid ~1-1.5lb w/ a (trekking or otherwise) pole ~$500

An Emergency Blanket / Ground Sheet ~3oz $6

A very warm quilt like the EE Revelation 0F Short/Slim (for survival, not comfort) 950fill ~24oz $425 You could probably get away with a less warm quilt, but even at 0 degrees the 950fill will compact enough to fit in a smaller fastpack.

A light down jacket like the Mountain Hardware Ghost Whisperer ~8oz $200-$300

Now you're at around 4lbs with a shelter that can handle some wind and snow loads, a 0 degree quilt, a decent jacket, and a general purpose groundsheet/extra blanket. This isn't a complete list obviously, and I wouldn't generally suggest super ultralight gear for winter backpacking... but it can be a great addition to a winter daypack kit for unplanned nights out.

Super cheap and super light. We also bought the field guide to doggy first aid just in case! :)

https://www.amazon.com/Dog-First-Aid-Emergency-Outdoor/dp/1885106041

This is the White Mountain map I use, along with the AMC White Mountain Guide.
There is also this map of just the Presidential Range.
I don't think any "serious" maps will have interesting information besides trail names and distances. If you want to read thorough descriptions of the trails they I seriously recommend the AMC White Mountain Guide.

For the spherical photo, I used PTGui (largely automated stitching with manual controls). I used a wide angle lens with [this head] (http://www.amazon.com/Manfrotto-303SPH-Spherical-Panoramic-Black/dp/B00017LRDQ/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1457296272&sr=8-2&keywords=manfrotto+sph) on my tripod.

Flume Slide Trail should probably be done with crampons and an ax. I did it with crampons and poles. If you have Whippets, that probably could work pretty well.

The AMC makes a great map set.

Thanks! Do I need any other tools besides crampons and hiking poles? Would i need ice axes?

I plan on hiking in Outdoor Research softshell Cirque pants which are DWR (not waterpoof) and maybe putting smartwool tights under them. I'll have [La sportiva crossover hiking trail sneakers which have a gortex liner over them ] (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ICPOSAS/ref=oh_aui_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1) and Petzl leapord FL crampons

Found it in a book a friend had! https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1934028908/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0188VGWP4/ref=twister_B0188VGWJ0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

Here is the mobile version of your link

> I think I heard of an accident report book for the Whites.

Not Without Peril - 150 Years of Misadventure On the Presidential Range ^^non-referral ^^link