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The highway, also known as the Whiteface Mountain Veterans Memorial Highway, begins at an intersection with NY 86 in Wilmington and climbs Whiteface Mountain in the Adirondacks. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation maintains the highway, which is 7.96 miles (12.81 km) long.
The Veterans Memorial Highway runs for 5 miles (8 km) up the slope of the mountain, terminating 300 feet (91 m) below the summit. [7] The Highway is usually open to vehicles from May to October. [33] Whiteface Castle, a cut stone and concrete structure built into the mountain, is at the end of the highway.
New York State Route 431 44°23′59″N 73°51′49″W / 44.399772°N 73.863639°W / 44.399772; -73.863639 ( Whiteface Veterans Memorial Highway Wilmington
The wind chill at Whiteface Mountain in upstate New York reached a frigid minus 114 degrees Fahrenheit over the weekend.
The summit of Esther Mountain can be hiked to on the Wilmington Trail and an unmarked trail. The Wilmington Trail begins on the Whiteface Mountain Veterans Memorial Highway (NY 431) and continues to the summit of Whiteface Mountain. This trail intersects with the unmarked path to the summit of Esther Mountain 3.4 miles (5.5 km) from the trailhead.
"Santa's Workshop", one of the first American theme parks for children, is located part way up the Whiteface Mountain Memorial Highway and was awarded its own Post Office—North Pole, New York. Whiteface Mountain (4,865 feet) Ski Center was the site of alpine events for the 1980 Winter Olympics.
New York State Route 454 (NY 454), also known as the Suffolk County Veterans Memorial Highway or simply Vets Highway, is a 13.67-mile (22.00 km) east–west state highway in western and central Suffolk County on Long Island in New York. It spans from NY 25 (Jericho Turnpike) in Commack to NY 27 (Sunrise Highway) in Holbrook.
Veterans Memorial Highway is the name chosen for the following roads: Canada ... New York State Route 454; I-481 and New York State Route 481 [7] Notes