Lake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, in northern New York State, United States.

Quick Scoop: Where is Lake Placid?

  • It sits in northeastern New York, near the Canadian border and about 50 miles (roughly 80 km) southwest of Plattsburgh.
  • The village is in the town of North Elba and lies on/near Mirror Lake and Lake Placid, at the foot of Whiteface Mountain in the Adirondack Mountains.
  • Lake Placid is best known for hosting the Winter Olympics in 1932 and 1980, which is why many people recognize the name even if they are not sure where it is on the map.

Many people also use “Lake Placid” to mean both the village and the actual lake; the lake itself is just north of the village, also in the Adirondacks of northern New York.

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