Whiteface Veterans Memorial Highway
Toll and seasonal closure
Pass status
Is the Whiteface Veterans Memorial Highway open?
A guide to the typical season and the live weather at the top, not a live open or closed status. Always check the official road status before you travel.
The drive
A seasonal toll road that spirals up Whiteface Mountain to a stone castle just short of the summit, the Adirondacks laid out below.
Passes nearby
Season questions
Is the Whiteface Veterans Memorial Highway open right now?
The official road status is the only definitive answer, and it changes fast up high. As a guide: the typical driving season runs June to November, and the pass closes for winter snow outside it. Our road note: Toll and seasonal closure The live summit weather on this page helps judge conditions today.
When does the Whiteface Veterans Memorial Highway usually open and close?
In a typical year it is driveable from June to November. Exact dates shift with the snowpack: a heavy winter can push opening weeks later, and early snow can shut it ahead of schedule.
How high is the Whiteface Veterans Memorial Highway?
The summit of the driven road sits at about 1,386 m (4,547 ft), which is why the season is set by snow rather than by the calendar.