Elevation

4,865 ft / 1,483 m

#6 in New York

#34,147 in United States

Prominence

3,110 ft / 948 m

#3 in New York

#372 in United States

Summits

316 summits

#12 in New York

#49 in United States

Top climbing months

August   15%

July   14%

September  12%

Most climbed route

Atmospheric Sciences Research Center to Wilmington Trail

10.6 mi • 3,622 ft gain

Highlights

  • Whiteface Mountain is the 5th highest mountain in the High Peaks of the Adirondack Mountains.
  • Set apart from most of the other High Peaks, the summit offers a 360-degree view featuring the Adirondacks.
  • Home to a ski area with the highest vertical drop in the eastern United States (3430 feet).
  • Unique among the High Peaks, Whiteface features a developed summit and a seasonal motor road almost to the summit.
  • Whiteface Castle, built with granite excavated during the road construction, dominates the summit area.
  • A tunnel into the core of the mountain leads to an elevator which rises 276 feet to the summit.
  • For these reasons, Whiteface is sometimes called the "sacrificial lamb" of the Adironondacks, but great hiking trails lead to its summit.
38 summits • 10.6 mi • 3,622 ft gain • 8 hr 4 min
25 summits • 11.7 mi • 4,012 ft gain • 7 hr 7 min
7 summits • 9.9 mi • 3,542 ft gain • 7 hr 48 min
1 summit • 10.2 mi • 3,536 ft gain • 7 hr 46 min
1 summit • 13.3 mi • 3,457 ft gain • 8 hr 38 min
1 summit • 5.5 mi • 3,490 ft gain • 3 hr 16 min
1 summit • 6.2 mi • 48 ft gain • 3 hr 5 min

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