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Overlook Mountain Fire Tower
US
223
,
New York
17
Catskill Forest Preserve
Ulster County, New York
Elevation:
3120'
Coordinates:
N42.08474 W74.092613
Administrative Unit:
New York Dept. of Environmental Conservation
Cooperators:
The Catskill Forest Center, the Forest Fire Lookout Ass'n & NYS-DEC
Date Certified:
4/28/1997
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Located in New York’s Catskill Forest Preserve, Overlook Mountain Fire Tower was constructed by the New York Department of Conservation (now DEC) in 1917. The 60’ steel Aermotor LS-40 tower with 7’x 7’ metal cab was in active service for 54 years until it closed in 1971. It has been restored as a joint venture by the Catskill Forest Center (Catskill Forest Assoc., a NWOA affiliate), the Highlands Group of the Forest Fire Lookout Assoc. and the NYS-DEC.
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4/11/04 Warren Johnsen photo (courtesy Bill Starr
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