U.S. Army proposes helicopter training on Whiteface Mountain

[ADKdremn]

It's one of two high peaks in the Adirondacks that are not within wilderness areas.

What's the other?? Oh wait....it just hit me that it must be Esther.

 

[TCD]

It is Esther, but not becasue Esther is in the same unit as Whiteface. Whiteface is in an Intensive Use area specific to its development, as DSettahr mentioned. Esther is in the Wilmington Wild Forest unit.

 

[lx93]

Considering that these operations are to support air-mobile operations that I am certain are to eventually be undertaken in Afghanistan, I see this as a very small sacrifice to be made to try to improve the safety of difficult heli-borne operations at high altitudes.

I agree. I'm willing to delay my peak-bagging if it means that our troops are better trained to preserve our freedom.