New York Fire Towers

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Lookout Structures
NameCountyLatLongTypeStatusNHLR/FFLOS
Adams, MountEssex44.08688-74.02546TowerStandingNHLR US 549, NY 25
Administration Hill
(Red House)
Cattaraugus42.10195-78.75477TowerGone 
Albany MountainHamilton43.92364-74.78915TowerGone 
Alma HillAllegany42.04976-78.01363TowerStandingNHLR US 1595, NY 47
Ampersand MountainFranklin44.23476-74.20208TowerGone 
Arab, MountSt. Lawrence44.20464-74.58790TowerStandingNHLR US 108, NY 7
Azure MountainFranklin44.54110-74.50071TowerStandingNHLR US 520, NY 23
Bald MountainLewis44.02134-75.19118TowerGone 
Balsam Lake MountainUlster42.04558-74.59471TowerStandingNHLR US 9, NY 1
BayshoreSuffolk40.75916-73.26401TowerGoneFFLOS US 551, NY 4
Beacon MountainDutchess41.48139-73.94461TowerStandingNHLR US 655, NY 28
Bear MountainOrange41.31283-74.00613TowerGone 
Bear Mountain
(Perkins Memorial Tower)
Orange41.31150-74.00685Stone TowerStandingNHLR US 212, NY 15
Beaver Lake MountainHerkimer43.91558-75.13617TowerGone 
Beebe HillCloumbia42.33621-73.48633TowerStandingNHLR US 242, NY 19
Belfry MountainEssex44.09784-73.54792TowerStandingNHLR US 1173, NY 38
Belleayre MountainUlster42.11594-74.49785TowerGone 
Berlin MountainRensselaer42.69207-73.28581TowerGone 
Berry HillChenango42.54977-75.69023TowerStandingNHLR US 54, NY 3
Black MountainWashington43.60685-73.53099TowerStandingNHLR US 1276, NY 44
Black RockOrange41.39749-74.02395TowerStanding*NHLR US 681, NY 30
Blue MountainHamilton43.87237-74.40093TowerStandingNHLR US 109, NY 8
Boreas MountainEssex44.00312-73.88068TowerGone 
Bova MountainCattaraugus42.09916-78.71584TowerGone 
Bramley MountainDelaware42.29734-74.81795TowerStanding 
BrookfieldMadison42.76472-75.38647TowerGone 
Buck MountainHamilton44.05219-74.53384TowerStandingNHLR US 1707, NY 55
Bull (Bull Pond) HillOrange41.34979-74.07186TowerGone 
Camp Upton, NorthSuffolk40.87744-72.86374TowerGoneFFLOS US 524, NY 1
Castor HillOswego43.64931-75.84263TowerGone 
Cat MountainSt. Lawrence44.10045-74.86503TowerGone 
Catamount MountainSt. Lawrence44.42575-74.75697TowerGone 
Cathead MountainHamilton43.28340-74.28890TowerStanding 
Chapin HillSullivan41.60099-74.83717TowerGone 
Chenango LakeChenango42.54757-75.45237TowerGone 
Clove MountainDutchess41.68839-73.69297TowerStanding 
Colfax MountainWashington43.08363-73.39017TowerPrivateNHLR US 1700, NY 52
Cornell HillSaratoga42.96865-73.73546TowerGone 
Crane MountainWarren43.54491-73.96243TowerGone 
Cross River MountainWestchester41.24519-73.57322TowerGone 
Dairy HillHerkimer43.20372-74.90367TowerGone 
De Bar MountainFranklin44.60347-74.22050TowerGone 
Diamond MountainRockland41.18082-74.13626TowerGone 
Dickinson HillRensselaer42.79376-73.41397TowerStandingNHLR US 377, NY 22
Dix HillSuffolk40.81049-73.34634TowerGoneFFLOS US 552, NY 6
Electra, MountHerkimer43.98258-74.84528TowerGone 
Erwin MountainSteuben42.15933-77.15483TowerGone 
Fingerboard MountainOrange41.27717-74.09144TowerGone 
Flanders HillSuffolk40.87476-72.60454TowerGoneFFLOS US 553, NY 7
Fort Noble MountainHerkimer43.41059-74.82382TowerGone 
Gallis HillUlster41.95582-74.06828TowerGone 
Georgetown MountainMadison42.81259-75.75093TowerGone 
Gilbert Lake
(New Lisbon)
Otsego42.58038-75.13870TowerGone 
Gomer HillLewis43.64707-75.48200TowerStandingNHLR US 1697, NY 49
Goodnow MountainEssex43.96009-74.20988TowerStandingNHLR US 537, NY 24
Gore MountainWarren43.67307-74.04878TowerStandingNHLR US 1701, NY 53
Graham MountainOrange41.44095-74.57413TowerStandingNHLR US 105, NY 5
Hadley MountainSaratoga43.37689-73.97090TowerStandingNHLR US 110, NY 9
Hamilton MountainHamilton43.41159-74.36630TowerGone 
Hartzfelt HillCattaraugus42.02369-78.45743TowerGone 
High Point MountainUlster41.70823-74.34474TowerGone 
Hooker HillOtsego42.59507-74.86446TowerGone 
Hunter MountainGreene42.17793-74.22976TowerStandingNHLR US 131, NY 14
Hunter Mountain (earlier)Greene42.17498-74.22875TowerGone 
Hurricane MountainEssex44.23530-73.71012TowerStandingNHLR US 644, NY 26
Ingraham HillBroome42.06191-75.95071TowerGone 
Irvine, MountCattaraugus42.06283-78.66767TowerGone 
Jackie Jones MountainRockland41.22367-74.07186TowerStandingNHLR US 213, NY 16
Jersey HillAllegany42.35190-77.88454TowerGoneFFLOS US 1595, NY 12
Kane MountainFulton43.18092-74.51524TowerStandingNHLR US 111, NY 10
Kempshall MountainHamilton44.02448-74.32980TowerGone 
Kings ParkSuffolk40.89399-73.26518TowerGoneFFLOS US 554, NY 8  
Leonard HillSchoharie42.45104-74.35289TowerStandingNHLR US 1205, NY 42
Loon Lake MountainFranklin44.55818-74.15171TowerStandingNHLR US 1072, NY 34
Lyon MountainClinton44.70476-73.86273TowerStandingNHLR US 1174, NY 39
Makomis MountainEssex44.08825-73.66477TowerGoneFFLOS US 2102, NY 13
McCarty HillCattaraugus42.25638-78.69500TowerGone 
Meenagha MountainFranklin44.49531-74.15417TowerStanding 
Mohonk MountainUlster41.76355-74.15607Stone TowerStandingNHLR US 1699, NY 51
Moose River MountainHerkimer43.70831-75.04576TowerGone 
Moosehead MountainSt. Lawrence44.30007-74.68558TowerGone 
Morgan HillCortland42.76783-75.99763TowerGone 
Morris, MountFranklin44.15976-74.47517TowerStanding 
Nelson MountainWestchester41.24765-73.86055TowerGone 
New BostonLewis43.83533-75.73475TowerGone 
Ninham, MountPutnam41.46146-73.72516TowerStandingNHLR US 314, NY 21
Number FourLewis43.85434-75.19867TowerGone 
Number Seven HillRensselaer42.60720-73.44867TowerGone 
Overlook MountainUlster42.08504-74.09338TowerStandingNHLR US 223, NY 17
Owls Head MountainHamilton43.95430-74.49850TowerStandingNHLR US 670, NY 29
Padlock HillTompkins42.36463-76.26985TowerGone 
Page Pond HillBroome42.14751-75.49573TowerStanding 
Palmer HillClinton44.46580-73.67438TowerStanding 
Penn MountainOneida43.37985-75.25952TowerGone 
Petersburg MountainSchoharie42.63173-74.44910TowerGone 
Pharoah MountainEssex43.81853-73.65797TowerGone 
Pillsbury MountainHamilton43.58073-74.51181TowerStandingNHLR US 645, NY 27
Pine Creek
(Venison Hill)
Cattaraugus42.08896-78.86361TowerStanding 
Pocatello MountainOrange41.43030-74.46181TowerGone 
Poke-O-MoonshineEssex44.40170-73.51307TowerStandingNHLR US 265, NY 20
Prattsburg MountainSteuben42.54857-77.32487TowerGone 
Prospect MountainWarren43.42471-73.74576TowerGone 
Red HillUlster41.92374-74.51714TowerStandingNHLR US 106, NY 6
Rock Rift MountainDelaware42.10390-75.22673TowerStandingNHLR US 1183, NY 41
Rondaxe Mountain (Bald)Herkimer43.73859-74.91289TowerStandingNHLR US 112, NY 11
Roosa GapSullivan41.61761-74.42673TowerStanding 
Salmon Lake MountainHamilton43.96345-74.64548TowerStanding 
Sand HillSt. Lawrence44.86540-74.86085TowerGone 
Science HillCattaraugus41.99972-78.72167TowerGone 
Snowy MountainHamilton43.70020-74.38670TowerStandingNHLR US 1275, NY 43
Spruce MountainSaratoga43.21636-73.90622TowerStandingNHLR US 1182, NY 40
St. Regis MountainFranklin44.40866-74.32960TowerStandingNHLR US 117, NY 13
Sterling MountainOrange41.19524-74.27847TowerStandingNHLR US 102, NY 4
Stillwater MountainHerkimer43.86181-75.03351TowerStandingNHLR US 904, NY 32
Stissing MountainDutchess41.96418-73.68756TowerStandingNHLR US 1277, NY 45
Stony HillSuffolk40.99038-72.14315TowerGoneFFLOS US 555, NY 9
Sugar HillSchuyler42.38714-77.00258TowerStandingNHLR US 16, NY 2
Summit HillCattaraugus42.12587-78.70121TowerStanding 
Swancott HillLewis43.45502-75.63207TowerGone 
Swede MountainWarren43.73677-73.59284TowerPrivateNHLR US 1091, NY 36
Telescope HillSuffolk40.84483-73.03284TowerGoneFFLOS US 556, NY 10
T-Lake MountainHamilton43.44724-74.57745TowerGone 
Tomany MountainHamilton43.28314-74.57367TowerGone 
Tooley Pond MountainSt. Lawrence44.27104-74.93038TowerGone 
Tremper MountainUlster42.07440-74.27781TowerStandingNHLR US 224, NY 18
Tuscarora, MountCattaraugus42.02161-78.86078TowerStanding 
Twadell Point MountainDelaware42.00326-75.11731TowerStanding 
Utsayantha MountainDelaware42.39906-74.58956TowerStandingNHLR US 1073, NY 35
Vanderwacker MountainEssex43.89824-74.09594TowerStandingNHLR US 1281, NY 46
Wakely MountainHamilton43.73592-74.51521TowerStandingNHLR US 113, NY 12
Washburn MountainColumbia42.10661-73.51553TowerGoneFFLOS US 545, NY 3
West MountainHamilton43.85996-74.70630TowerGone 
Whiteface MountainEssex44.36588-73.90303TowerGone 
Whites HillSt. Lawrence44.59397-74.77384TowerGone 
Woodhull MountainHerkimer43.62284-74.96152TowerStanding 
(Border – see Massachusetts)
NameCountyLatLongTypeStatusNHLR/FFLOS
Alander MtnBerkshire (MA)TowerGone 
Lookout Sites / Non-lookout Structures  
NameCountyLatLongTypeStatusNHLR/FFLOS
Bear MountainSt. Lawrence44.19522-74.81273Platform TowerGone 
Camp UptonSuffolk40.87049-72.87596Rooftop TowerGone 
Camp Upton, SouthSuffolk40.86657-72.86804Platform TowerGoneFFLOS US 525, NY 2
Central IslipSuffolk40.80322-73.21390Platform TowerGone 
ClockNassau40.80474-73.58565Clock TowerGone 
Dunn Brook MountainHamilton43.89786-74.32272Platform TowerGone 
Harriman, MountOrange41.30326-74.11430Platform TowerGone 
High Peak (Stahahe)Orange41.24140-74.15456Platform TowerGone 
Island Pond MountainOrange41.26194-74.13033Platform TowerGone 
Manetto HillNassau40.80363-73.45383Platform TowerGone 
Moose River (Lewis Co.)Lewis43.59567-75.20009Windmill TowerStanding 
Nehasane, MountHamilton43.98871-74.81432Platform TowerGone 
OakdaleSuffolk40.75220-73.15420Platform TowerGone 
Ohmer MountainSaratoga43.33723-74.04892Platform TowerGone 
Parker Cabin MountainOrange41.22031-74.15015Platform TowerGone 
Pine RidgeClinton44.85629-73.59235Open TowerStanding 
Rock MountainLewis43.81416-75.23833Windmill TowerStanding 
SalamancaCattaraugus42.19956-78.71266Platform TowerStanding 
Seneca, MountCattaraugus42.01765-78.81122Platform TowerGone 
Slide MountainUlster41.99914-74.38595Platform TowerGone 
Spitzenberg MountainWestchester41.25540-73.90536StoneRuins 
Spy RockOrange41.38968-74.02397Platform TowerGoneFFLOS US 696, NY 11
Relocated / Replica Lookouts
NameCountyLatLongTypeStatusNHLR/FFLOS
Adirondack Experience
(Relocated Whiteface)
Hamilton43.86990-74.43267TowerStanding 
Adirondack History Museum
(Relocated Kempshall/West)
Essex44.21527-73.59107TowerStandingNHLR US 1596, NY 48
Cathedral Rock
(Relocated Tooley Pond)
St. Lawrence44.15390-74.91553TowerStandingNHLR US 1698, NY 50
Colvin
(Relocated Wild Creek, PA)
RensselaerPrivateTowerStanding 
Ellicottville CTE School
(Relocated Science Hill)
Cattaraugus42.31457-78.62681TowerStanding 
Ferncliff Forest
(Relocated Orangeburg, SC)
Dutchess41.95656-73.92692TowerStandingNHLR US 1117, NY 37
Grafton Lakes Visitor Center
(Relocated West Bay, FL)
Rensselaer42.78584-73.45350TowerStandingNHLR US 1706, NY 54
Industry City
(Relocated Moosehead)
Suffolk40.65756-74.00752TowerStanding 
Knightower
(Relocated Petersburg)
UlsterPrivatePlatform TowerStandingNHLR US 988, NY 33
Lowville Demonstration Forest
(Relocated Number Four)
Lewis43.80934-75.47313TowerStanding 
Oak Orchard WMA
(Relocated Kings Park)
Genesee43.11562-78.28520Platform TowerStanding 
Randall
(Relocated Swancott)
CortlandPrivateTowerStanding 
Slide Mountain
(Non-fire Tower)
Ulster41.99914-74.38595TowerGone 
Speculator
(Relocated Makomis)
Hamilton43.49725-74.35896TowerStandingNHLR US 1779, NY 56
State Fair
(Relocated Padlock Hill)
Onondaga43.07048-76.21853TowerStanding 
Thompson Park Zoo
(Relocated New Boston)
Jefferson43.96255-75.88295TowerStanding 
Upper Esopus
(Relocated Venetia, FL)
Ulster42.02851-74.27099TowerStanding 
Wilson Hill WMA #1
(Parts from Whites Hill)
St. Lawrence44.92208-75.01541Platform TowerStanding 
Wilson Hill WMA #2
(Parts from Whites Hill)
St. Lawrence44.93140-75.02480Platform TowerStanding 
Wilton/Camp Saratoga
(Relocated Cornell Hill)
Saratoga43.15275-73.70169TowerStandingNHLR US 734, NY 31