Whiteface Mountain is one of the High Peaks of the Adirondack Mountains, located near Lake Placid, New York. The mountain is home to a ski area which boasts the greatest vertical drop in the eastern United States (3430 feet) and which hosted the alpine skiing competition of the 1980 Winter Olympics. There is also an eight mile long toll road, built in 1935, to the summit. A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki Official languages None (English is de facto) Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... The most general definition of mountain range is a group of mountains bordered by lowlands. ... Eagle Lake, Adirondack region The Adirondack mountain range are a group of mountains in north-eastern New York, USA, which extend into Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton, Herkimer, Lewis, and Warren counties. ... This article is about longitude and latitude; see also UTM coordinate system Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which... Example of a topographic map with contour lines Topographic maps, also called contour maps, topo maps or topo quads (for quadrangles), are maps that show topography, or land contours, by means of contour lines. ... The United States Geological Survey (USGS) is a scientific agency of the United States government. ... In climbing, a first ascent (FA) is the first climb to reach the top of a mountain, or the first to follow a particular climbing route. ... Southern and northern Mount Everest climbing routes as seen from the International Space Station. ... The High Peaks is a name for forty-six high mountain peaks in the Adirondack State Park in the State of New York in the USA. The number was set by the belief that it strictly included all peaks above 4,000 feet, but mistakes in the original information caused... Eagle Lake, Adirondack region The Adirondack mountain range are a group of mountains in north-eastern New York, USA, which extend into Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton, Herkimer, Lewis, and Warren counties. ... Lake Placid is a village located in Essex County, New York. ... This is a list of ski areas around the world. ... Alpine skiing (or downhill skiing) is a recreational activity and sport involving sliding down snow-covered hills with long, thin skis attached to each foot. ... The XIII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1980 in Lake Placid, New York, Canada; they withdrew before the final vote. ... A high-speed toll booth on SR 417 near Orlando, Florida A toll road, turnpike or tollpike is a road on which a toll authority collects a fee for use. ... 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

External links

• Whiteface Mountain website