Lake Placid Olympic Jumping Complex K-120 Meter Jump Observation Deck

The observation deck at the Lake Placid Olympic Jumping Complex sits at 1,904 feet along the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73), with the land dropping 226 feet within 600 meters of the platform. The view faces 60°, roughly toward sunrise, putting the sun about 30 degrees off a square-on angle to the deck. Several peaks are visible across the surrounding terrain: Scotts Cobble to the east-southeast at 2.0 miles (2,560 ft), Mount Whitney to the north at 3.6 miles (2,636 ft), Slide Mountain to the east-northeast at 4.3 miles (3,572 ft), Kilburn Mountain to the northeast at 5.4 miles (3,882 ft), Cascade Mountain to the east-southeast at 5.9 miles (4,062 ft), and Moss Cliff to the north-northeast at 6.1 miles (2,894 ft). Sunrise and sunset times shift through the year, from a 05:13 sunrise at the June solstice to a 07:29 sunrise at the December solstice, with sunset ranging from 20:44 in June to 16:20 in December. The nearest towns are well beyond immediate sight distance: Shelburne 37.5 miles east-northeast, Plattsburgh 39.6 miles northeast, and Beekmantown 42.7 miles north-northeast. The next lookout along the byway is at Cascade Mountain.