| Mount Adams Fire Observation Station | |
| Location: | Mount Adams, Newcomb, New York |
| Coordinates: | 44.0869°N -74.0255°W |
| Built: | 1917 |
| Architect: | AerMotor Co. |
| Architecture: | Utilitarian |
| Added: | April 12, 2006 |
| Refnum: | 06000253 |
The Mount Adams Fire Observation Station is a historic fire observation station located on Mount Adams at Newcomb in Essex County, New York. The station and contributing resources include a 56adj=midNaNadj=mid, steel frame lookout tower erected in 1917, a foot trail leading up the 3,250 foot summit, and the 1922 observers cabin with shed and privy. 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 2006.