Loon Lake Mountains Explained

Loon Lake Mountains
Elevation Ref:[1]
Location:Franklin County, New York, U.S.
Coordinates:44.5587°N -74.1521°W, 44.5567°N -74.1129°W
Topo:USGS Debar Mountain, Loon Lake
Map:New York Adirondack Park#USA

Loon Lake Mountains are a pair of mountains, the tallest being 3311-tallNaN-tall, near Loon Lake in Franklin County, New York. On the summit is the Loon Lake Mountain Fire Observation Station, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.[2]

For a long time, Loon Lake Mountain was closed to the public and only accessible via rough terrain, but a 5.9 mile round-trip trail was opened to the public in 2013[3] and is being maintained by the New York Department of Environmental Conservation.[4]

References

  1. 970320. Loon Lake Mountains. November 9, 2021.
  2. Web site: Loon Lake Mountain Fire Tower National Historic Lookout Register. nhlr.org. 2018-11-16.
  3. News: DEC Opens Trail to Loon Lake Mountain Fire Tower - Adirondack Explorer. 2013-10-16. Adirondack Explorer. 2018-11-16. en-US.
  4. Web site: Loon Lake Mountain Saranac Lake, Adirondacks. www.saranaclake.com. en. 2018-11-16.