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Blue Mountain (New York)

Mountain in New York, United States

Field	Value
name	Blue Mountain
photo	BLUE MOUNTAIN AND BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE DEVOID OF TOURISTS WHO USUALLY ARE GONE BY LABOR DAY. THIS SCENE WAS TAKEN IN... - NARA - 554635.jpg
photo_caption	Blue Mountain Lake with Blue Mountain in the background
elevation	3750 ft
listing	Adirondack Hundred Highest 67th
location	E of Blue Mountain Lake, New York, U.S.
coordinates	,
coordinates_ref	{{cite gnis
id	944317
name	Blue Mountain
access-date	2017-11-25 }}
topo	USGS Blue Mountain Lake
map	New York Adirondack Park#USA
map_caption	Location of Blue Mountain within New York

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Blue Mountain is a peak in the Adirondack Mountains of New York State in the United States. Located east of Blue Mountain Lake, Hamilton County, the peak reaches a height of 3750 ft. It is the location of the Blue Mountain Fire Observation Station, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.

View from Blue Mountain summit over Blue Mountain Lake

History

Blue Mountain Fire Observation Tower, August 2009

In September 1911, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) built a 30 ft wooden tower. In 1917, the CCC replaced the wooden tower with a 35 ft Aermotor LS40 tower. During the Cold War the threat of nuclear annihilation was a serious concern. The United States Air Force developed and deployed what where known as "gap-filler" radar stations, which had a range of around 65 mi. One of these stations was built on Blue Mountain and became operational in January 1959 and was decommissioned in December 1967. The fire tower ceased fire lookout operations in 1990, and was one of the last operating fire towers in New York State. It was one of the longest operating towers in New York, second only to the St. Regis Mountain fire tower. In 1992, the fire tower and cabin were seriously vandalized by unknown individuals. The incident occurred around the same time that Pharaoh Mountain tower was toppled, and some believe it may have been done by the same people. The tower was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. The FFLA, Team Rubicon, and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation did significant restoration work on the tower in 2019.

References

"Blue Mountain Trail | Blue Mountain Lake New York Hikes | Trails.com".
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"Searchable list of NY Fire Towers". The New York State Chapter of the Forest Fire Lookout Association.

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