Whiteface Mountain
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Whiteface Mountain
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,867 ft (1,483 m) |
| Prominence | 3,110 ft (950 m) |
| Listing | #5 Adirondack High Peaks |
| Coordinates | 44°21′57″N 73°54′10″W / 44.36583°N 73.90278°WCoordinates: 44°21′57″N 73°54′10″W / 44.36583°N 73.90278°W |
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 Whiteface Mountain
Location of Whiteface, northeast of Lake Placid
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| Location | Wilmington, New York, U.S. |
| Parent range | Adirondacks |
| Topo map | USGS Lake Placid |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | road |
| Whiteface Mountain Ski Area | |
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| Location | Wilmington, New York, U.S. |
| Nearest city | Lake Placid - 13 miles (21 km) |
| Coordinates | 44°21′57″N 73°54′10″W / 44.36583°N 73.90278°W |
| Vertical | 3,166 ft (965 m) (lift-served) 3,430 ft (1,045 m) |
| Top elevation | 4,386 ft (1,337 m) (lift-served) 4,650 ft (1,417 m) |
| Base elevation | 1,220 ft (372 m) |
| Skiable area | 314 acres (127 ha) |
| Runs | 87 total - 20% easiest - 43% more difficult - 37% most difficult |
| Lift system | 1 gondola 9 chairlifts 1 conveyor lift |
| Terrain parks | 5 |
| Snowfall | 192 in (490 cm) |
| Snowmaking | yes |
| Night skiing | no |
| Website | Whiteface.com |
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. 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 even Canada, where the skyscrapers of Montreal, 80 miles (130 km) away, can be seen on a very clear day. Located in the town of Wilmington, about 13 miles (21 km) from Lake Placid, the mountain's east slope is home to a major ski area 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. Whiteface Memorial Highway reaches a parking area at an elevation of 4,600 feet (1,400 m), with the remaining 267 feet (81 m) being obtained by tunnel and elevator.
Conceived and initiated prior to the Great Depression, Whiteface Castle and the Whiteface Mountain Veterans Memorial Highway were funded entirely by the state of New York, though the timing of the project led to a widespread belief that they were Depression Era public works projects arising from the New Deal. Construction on the toll road began in 1929, after passage of a necessary amendment to the state constitution, with a groundbreaking ceremony featuring then-New York State Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt. Eventually costing 1.2 million dollars (115 million in 2015 dollars) and ending vertically within 300 feet (90 m) of the summit the roadway is 5 miles (8 km) long and features an impressively steep 8% average grade. Officially opened July 20, 1935, in a ceremony featuring Roosevelt, by then President, the highway was dedicated to veterans of the Great War.
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