Hurricane Mountain Fire Observation Station

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 35-foot-tall (10.7 m), steel frame lookout tower erected in 1919, two trails leading up the 3,694-foot (1,126 m) 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.[2]

Hurricane Mountain Fire Observation Station
Hurricane Mountain Fire Observation Station, May 2008
LocationHurricane Mountain Summit, Keene, New York
Coordinates44°14′06″N 73°42′38″W
Area19.3 acres (7.8 ha)
Built1919
ArchitectAermotor Company
MPSFire Observation Stations of New York State Forest Preserve MPS
NRHP reference No.06001145[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 29, 2007

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]

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