Fort Noble Mountain
History
In July 1910, the Forest, Fish and Game Commission built a 30-foot-tall (9.1 m) wood fire lookout tower on the mountain. In 1916, the Conservation Commission replaced it with a 50-foot-tall (15 m) Aermotor LL25 tower. The tower was of a lighter weight than the 1917 design and had no stairs but only a ladder up the exterior to get to the top. In 1918 or 1919, wooden steps were added within the structure to ease access to the top of the tower. The tower ceased fire lookout operations in 1978. The tower was later removed because it was deemed excess to the fire detection needs and additionally was classified as a "non-conforming" structure in the Fort Noble Primitive Area. With the tower removed, it made it possible for changing the land classification to Wilderness.
References
- ^ "Fort Noble Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
- ^ "Searchable list of NY Fire Towers". nysffla.org. The New York State Chapter of the Forest Fire Lookout Association. Retrieved December 6, 2021.