Balsam Lake Mountain Fire Observation Station

Local nameBalsam Lake Mountain Fire Tower
LocationNew York

The Balsam Lake Mountain Fire Observation Station is located at the summit of the mountain of that name in the Town of Hardenburgh, New York, United States. It comprises a steel frame fire lookout tower, the observer's cabin and privy and the jeep road to the complex.

Balsam Lake Mountain, the westernmost of the Catskill High Peaks, was the site of the first fire lookout tower in New York in 1887, when a nearby sportsmen's club built it to protect their lands below the mountain. It was later taken over by the state, which built several towers culminating in the current one. The tower was manned until 1988.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balsam_Lake_Mountain_Fire_Observation_Station

Official Website http://www.catskillcenter.org/the-catskill-mountain-region/catskill-fire-tower-project/balsam-lake-mountain/

Address 12758, United States

Coordinates 42°2'44.144" N -74°35'41.2" E

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