{
  "name": "Whiteface Veterans Memorial Highway",
  "slug": "whiteface-memorial-highway",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/whiteface-memorial-highway/",
  "summary": "A seasonal toll road that spirals up Whiteface Mountain to a stone castle just short of the summit, the Adirondacks laid out below.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "NY 431"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "United States",
    "region": "New York",
    "start": {
      "name": "Wilmington",
      "lat": 44.390464,
      "lon": -73.824785
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Whiteface Mountain",
      "lat": 44.367358,
      "lon": -73.9032
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 7.7,
    "lengthKm": 12.4,
    "driveMinutes": 15,
    "corners": 24,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 8,
    "summitMetres": 1386.3,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 5
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ],
    "closesInWinter": true
  },
  "conditions": {
    "toll": true
  },
  "hazards": [
    "Steep drops near the top",
    "Sudden mountain weather",
    "Toll and seasonal closure"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "forest"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Randy Preston Memorial"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 71
  },
  "attribution": {
    "source": "Routes - bestdrivingroads.com",
    "citation": "Cite with a link to the road page. Stats are measured from the mapped line, not copied from other lists; where elevationConfidence is \"approximate\" the 30 m DEM cannot resolve that line and the elevation figures are indicative.",
    "roadGeometry": "(c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL",
    "terms": "Facts are free to cite with attribution; bulk reproduction of the catalogue requires permission (simon@keane.studio)."
  },
  "updated": "2026-07-25"
}