Summit Weather Observatory — Local services in Town of Wilmington

This was a fun experience to do driving up the mountain and then getting on an elevator to take you up the rest the way it is considerably colder than at the bottom so I would recommend a dress appropriately or bring those clothes when we started at the bottom and the top is clear and open and by the time I got to the top clouds in rolled in invisibility was minimal that is something you just have to deal with with mountain ranges and things like that nature.

The tunnel into the elevator was super neat they have a copper roofing that was beautiful look at grounding conductor laid all in the trenches to reduce the static shocks . it was cool and moist and very interesting to see the rock in the tunnel.

Occasionally you would be able to see a semi-precious red stone in the rock. Once off the elevator at the top, you can learn more about what the red stone is and how...

Some of the most breathtaking views you will ever see are located in the High Peaks Region of the Adirondacks. If you’re near Lake Placid, NY, one of your “bucket list” items must be to visit the top of Whiteface Mountain!

You can choose to take an 8-person gondola ride to Little Whiteface or drive to the top of the Summit of Whiteface Mountain via Veterans Memorial Highway.

We chose to drive Veterans Memorial Highway to the top of Whiteface Mountain and then hike the Stairway Ridge Trail to the summit!

As you begin the slow drive up the mountain (25 mph), you will see nine pull-off areas providing a safe area to pull over to enjoy the views and safely take photos.

Many of these pullovers also have picnic tables and we saw numerous families having a picnic lunch while enjoying the...

We read both David's positive and Aoli's negative reviews, but ultimately decided to go for it, to pay the 50 bucks and just drive up there. There's no way around it, because you pay at the bottom of the mountain before the road gets beautiful so no free sightseeing. But it's worth it. We had 30 mile visibility that day, it said at the entrance, and that meant we could a lot of beautiful lakes and surroundings. You park your car almost at the top, and can either walk up a steep rugged stair or take an elevator with a pretty long queue. We took the walk, kids loved it. And it feels pretty safe too, even though we didn't have hiking-booths - just don't run too close to the edge where there's a fence. It's a lovely hang out place, although I imagine it won't be nice if the...