Mount Van Hoevenberg
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  Mount Van Hoevenberg Location of Mount Van Hoevenberg within New York  Mount Van Hoevenberg Mount Van Hoevenberg (the United States) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,939 ft (896 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 627 m (2,057 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 44°12′36″N 73°55′46″W / 44.2100487°N 73.9293126°W[2] |
| Geography | |
| Location | North Elba, Essex County, near Lake Placid, New York, U.S. |
| Parent range | Adirondack Mountains |
| Topo map | USGS North Elba |
Mount Van Hoevenberg is a summit point located in the
track, and of a network of cross-country ski trails. The Mount Van Hoevenberg sports complex was used to host the 1932 (bobsleigh) and 1980 Winter Olympics (bobsleigh, luge, cross-country skiing, and biathlon
).
Aerial view of the current bobsleigh, luge, & skeleton track
Trailhead marker for the Mt. Van Hoevenberg Trail, at Meadows Road
Mount Van Hoevenberg stands within the
Gulf of Saint Lawrence
.
The southwest slopes of Mt. Van Hoevenberg drain directly into the West Branch.
The northern and southern slopes of Van Hoevenberg drain into the North and South Meadow Brooks, respectively — tributaries of the West Branch.
The mountain is part of the Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA). ORDA maintains the cross-country ski and biathlon trail system originally used in the 1980 Olympics.
During the summer, the mountain is used for hiking and mountain biking.
References
- ^ a b "Van Hoevenberg, Mount". ListsOfJohn.com. Retrieved 2013-02-22.
- ^ "Mount Van Hoevenberg". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-02-22.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mount Van Hoevenberg.
External links
- "Mt. VanHoevenberg". SummitPost.org.
- "The History of Mount van Hoevenberg Ski Area". The New York State Ski Blog.
- "Van Hoevenberg Trail". Trails.com
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