- Elevation, modelled
- 577 m
- Tallest summit within 8.4 miles
- Whiteface Mountain1,466 m · 6.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)0.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:44local time
- Coordinates
- 44.2843, -73.9847
Lake Placid Olympic Museum is a museum in New York, at a modelled 577 m. Whiteface Mountain stands 1,466 m to the northeast, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Placid Hall of Fame, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73) passes 0.4 miles off.
in Lake Placid, New York
Dates from 1994.
Wikidata Q4306269, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Lake Placid Olympic Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whiteface Mountain | NE 36° | 1,466 m | 6.9 mi |
| Nye Mountain | SSW 196° | 1,271 m | 7.0 mi |
| Street Mountain | SSW 196° | 1,265 m | 7.5 mi |
| Cascade Mountain | SE 126° | 1,249 m | 7.7 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | NE 37° | 1,242 m | 8.0 mi |
| Porter Mountain | SE 127° | 1,240 m | 8.2 mi |
| Kilburn Mountain | ENE 76° | 1,182 m | 5.2 mi |
| Moose Mountain | NNW 349° | 1,180 m | 4.7 mi |
- 0.4 mi off the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)
- On the Olympic Trail
- 13.5 mi off the Adirondack Trail
- 23.1 mi off the Roosevelt-Marcy Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Cobble Hill: 1.2 mi
- Mount Whitney: 2.0 mi
- Seymour Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Heaven Hill: 2.6 mi
- Hennessy Mountain: 2.7 mi
Waterfalls: 34
- Monument Falls: 3.9 mi
- Wanika Falls: 6.9 mi
- High Falls (Main): 7.0 mi
- High Falls (Mini): 7.0 mi
- Cascade Falls: 7.1 mi
Historic sites: 18
- Kate Smith Memorial: 0.1 mi
- World War Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Historic Marker for Timbuctoo: 1.3 mi
- 1980 Winter Olympic cauldron: 1.8 mi
- John Brown Memorial Statue: 2.3 mi
Attractions: 18
- Lake Placid Olympic Ski Jumping Complex: 2.2 mi
- Skyride: 2.2 mi
- Sky Flyer Zipline: 2.2 mi
- John Brown Farm State Historic Site: 2.2 mi
- Cliffside Coaster: 5.5 mi
Museums: 8
- Lake Placid Hall of Fame: 0.0 mi
- Robert Louis Stevenson Cottage: 7.6 mi
- Historic Saranac Lake / Laboratory Museum: 7.7 mi
- Six Nations Indian Museum: 15.8 mi
- Adirondack history center museum: 20.0 mi
Beaches: 1
- Lake Placid Public Beach: 0.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Tahawus: 16.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
- High Peaks Welcome Center: 23.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:30 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 20:00 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:17 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 15:32 | 16:20 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Elizabethtown · 20 mi
- Westport · 28 mi
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