Hurricane Mountain Fire Observation Station Explained

Hurricane Mountain Fire Observation Station
Location:	Hurricane Mountain Summit, Keene, New York
Coordinates:	44.235°N -73.7106°W
Built:	1919
Architect:	Aermotor Company
Added:	January 29, 2007
Refnum:	06001145

The Hurricane Mountain Fire Observation Station is a historic fire observation station located on Hurricane Mountain at Keene in Essex County, New York. The station and contributing resources include a 35feet, steel frame lookout tower erected in 1919, two trails leading up the 36940NaN0 summit, and the ruins of a lean-to style observers cabin. The tower is a prefabricated structure built by the Aermotor Corporation to provide a front line of defense in preserving the Adirondack Park from the hazards of forest fires.^[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

External links

• 360 degree interactive panorama from inside the lookout
• The Fire Towers of New York

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Hurricane Mountain Fire Observation Station. February 2005. 2010-02-20. Steven C. Engelhart and Linda M. Garofalini. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. 2012-10-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20121014174303/http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=101864. dead. See also: Web site: Accompanying five photos. 2010-07-18. 2012-10-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20121014174314/http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=101865. dead.