Whiteface Mountain — Attraction in Town of Wilmington

The heart ♥️ of United States 🇺🇸 Winter Olympics ⛷🎿🚡Team! The east side of Whiteface Mountain has a ski ⛷ slope that has the steepest vertical drop (3,166 feet) east of the Rocky Mountains! The mountain has 88 trails covering over 22 miles. Standing 4,867 feet tall, it’s the fifth highest peak 🏔 in New York State. On a clear sunny ☀️ day, the skyscrapers of Montreal and mountains of Vermont are clearly visible from the summit. Only 13 miles from the mountain is the town of Lake Placid, where twice the Winter ❄️ Olympics have taken place (1932 & 1980). Hiking 🥾 the mountain is one of the best experience; however, the best part is that it is also accessible by car 🚙 or motorcycle 🏍 via the Veterans Memorial Highway. The cost is a little too expensive; it’s $20 for the first 2 people and thereafter $10 per person. One you are at the summit, you can view a castle 🏰 like structure, a restaurant and gift shop, and an elevator tunnel carved into the mountain to visit the peak for a 360 degree view. Make sure to visit on a sunny 🌞 day; otherwise you may be disappointed. Also, the weather on the peak (Alpine Zone) is much colder than the base. Make sure to dress...

Drove 30+ minutes from Lake Placid to the Veteran's Memorial Hway to find out it costs $20 per person, not per vehicle, to drive up. It is May 21, 2024. The black flies were so bad. As soon as we parked at the foot of the summit, we began to see the black flies started swarming around our car in thousands waiting for us to open the car door and ready to feast on us. It was impossible to get out of the car. We had to turn around, heading back down. Out of sheer desperation, we stopped halfway down at one of the pullout lookout points. My partner got out of the car, in a blink of eyes, every square inch of his body was covered by black flies. There was no way to swat them away. He had to quickly retreat back in the car, with him, came in 100's of black flies. We had to spend the next 15 minutes in the car trying to kill them black flies while many of them successfully got their feed on us. I am sure other times of the year it is beautiful and enjoyable up there. It was a terrible day for us, though; we paid $40 to get bitten by...

Trek: A lot of stairs, but there are places you need to navigate carefully. Seen some small kids also doing the trek till the top. It is an easier track. Sometimes could be slippery, but handrail are everywhere.

View: From top you can see all 4 sides clearly. Going on clear day is much more better. While on trek to up to top there a lot of stops where you can get different views. With a nice breeze it makes it much more enjoyable.

Parking: Plenty of parking spots.

Staff: There are staff to guide you, when you park they tell you what to expect. There are staff present on top and inside the lab/observatory at the top of hill.

Cleanliness: Whole area is clean. There are plenty of washrooms, temporary one where you park. And one in castle.

Restrooms: There are one in the castle, and temporary ones in the parking, near the lift entrance and outside...