Whiteface Mountain is the fifth-biggest mountain in New York State, home of the Adirondacks. The views are famous for good reasons. On a nice day, you can see Montreal to the north, and Vermont to the east.
Whiteface became a bit famous in 1980 when it served as the site of the skiing competitions for the Winter Olympics. One American won a medal in the three events for men and women - Phil Mahre was second in the slalom behind Ingemar Stenmark of Sweden..
The complex is still very active, of course, and tourists can take a gondola ride (and who doesn't want to do that as often as possible?) up in the summer to take a look around. They get views like the one above.
Things to do list: take this ride in late September. I'll bet the fall colors are truly spectacular.
By the way, cars can drive up to the top of the mountain on a highway that runs up the other side. But ... give me the gondola ride anytime.
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