Whiteface Mountain
Whiteface Mountain rises to 1,466 m in New York. Esther Mountain stands 1,293 m to the north-northeast, 1.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Randy Preston Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Olympic Trail passes 1.8 miles off.
The story
Whiteface Mountain is the fifth-highest mountain in the U.S. state of New York, and one of the High Peaks of the Adirondack Mountains, located in the town of Wilmington in Essex County. Set apart from most of the other High Peaks, the summit offers a 360-degree view of the Adirondacks and clear-day glimpses of Vermont and Canada, where Montreal can be seen on a very clear day. Because of its relative isolation, the mountain is exposed to prevailing winds from the west and frequently capped with snow and ice, making it an area of interest to meteorologists. Weather data has been collected on the summit since 1937. The mountain's east slope is home to a major ski area which boasts the greatest vertical drop east of the Rockies, and which hosted the alpine skiing competitions of the 1980 Winter Olympics. Unique among the High Peaks, Whiteface features a developed summit and seasonal accessibility by motor vehicle. The Whiteface Veterans Memorial Highway (New York State Route 431) reaches a parking area at an elevation shortly below the summit, with the remaining distance covered by tunnel and elevator. The peak can also be reached on two hiking trails.
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Wikidata Q3434515, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1466 m
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Olympic Trail
- 7.1 mi off the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)
- 16.1 mi off the Adirondack Trail
- 21.1 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Whiteface Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Baldwin Hill: 1.5 mi
- Esther Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Eagle Eyrie: 2.4 mi
- Moss Cliff: 2.2 mi
- Pulpit Rock: 5.0 mi
- Great Wall: 7.0 mi
- Weeping Winds: 8.7 mi
- Center of Progress Cliff: 11.1 mi
- Town of Wilmington Beach: 4.2 mi
- Lake Everest - Town Beach: 4.2 mi
- Wilmington Heritage Park: 4.6 mi
- Wilmington Bike Park: 4.7 mi
- Brewster Park: 6.5 mi
- Upper Stag Brook Falls: 1.8 mi
- High Falls (Climax): 1.8 mi
- High Falls (Rainbow): 1.8 mi
- High Falls (Main): 1.8 mi
- High Falls (Mini): 1.8 mi
- Bartlett Primitive Area: 6.2 mi
- Four Peaks Tract: 6.5 mi
- New Vida Preserve: 6.8 mi
- New Vida Preserve: 7.5 mi
- Henry's Woods: 8.2 mi
- Randy Preston Memorial: 0.0 mi
- 10th Mountain Division Memorial: 5.7 mi
- Bert Williams Farm: 6.8 mi
- World War Memorial: 6.8 mi
- Kate Smith Memorial: 6.8 mi
- High Falls Gorge: 1.8 mi
- Potholes: 1.8 mi
- Porridge Potholes: 1.8 mi
- Indian Head Rock: 1.8 mi
- Master Pothole: 1.8 mi
- Lake Placid Olympic Museum: 6.9 mi
- Lake Placid Hall of Fame: 6.9 mi
- Robert Louis Stevenson Cottage: 11.2 mi
- Historic Saranac Lake / Laboratory Museum: 11.5 mi
- Six Nations Indian Museum: 13.4 mi
- Common Ground Garden: 11.8 mi
- Goolds Garden: 17.6 mi
- Peace Garden: 17.9 mi
- Footbridge Park: 18.2 mi
- AuSable Chasm Picnic Area: 24.5 mi
- Big Wooden Bear (8'): 0.4 mi
- Lake Placid Public Beach: 6.9 mi
- Tahawus: 23.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Whiteface Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esther Mountain | NNE 24° | 1,293 m | 1.6 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | NE 42° | 1,242 m | 1.1 mi |
| Kilburn Mountain | SSE 166° | 1,182 m | 4.5 mi |
| Moose Mountain | WSW 258° | 1,180 m | 5.1 mi |
| Sentinel Mountain | SSE 149° | 1,174 m | 4.8 mi |
| McKenzie Mountain | WSW 252° | 1,165 m | 6.7 mi |
| Little Whiteface Mountain | SE 141° | 1,111 m | 0.9 mi |
| Stewart Mountain | SE 140° | 1,104 m | 3.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:30 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 20:00 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:17 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 15:32 | 16:20 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 15 | 18 | 26 | 39 | 51 | 60 | 64 | 63 | 56 | 44 | 32 | 21 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Placid 2 S, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Elizabethtown · 19 mi
- Westport · 26 mi
- Essex · 27 mi
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