Boreas Mountain

Mountain in New York, United States
Boreas Mountain is located in New York Adirondack Park
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Location of Boreas Mountain within New York
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Boreas Mountain is located in the United States
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Highest pointElevation3,780 feet (1,150 m)Coordinates44°00′11″N 73°52′50″W / 44.0031138°N 73.8806937°W / 44.0031138; -73.8806937[1]GeographyLocationWNW of North Hudson, Essex County, New York, U.S.Topo mapUSGS Mount Marcy

Boreas Mountain is a 3,780-foot-tall (1,150 m) mountain in the Adirondack Mountains region of New York. It is located west-northwest of North Hudson in Essex County. In 1919, the Conservation Commission built a 47-foot-tall (14 m) steel fire lookout tower on the mountain. Due to increased use of aerial detection, the tower became obsolete and was closed at the end of the 1971 fire lookout season and later removed.

History

In May 1911, the Conservation Commission built a wood tower on the summit for fire lookout purposes. In 1919, the Conservation Commission replaced it with a 47-foot-tall (14 m) LS40 Aermotor steel tower. Due to increased use of aerial detection, the tower was closed at the end of the 1971 fire lookout season, and was later removed.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Boreas Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  2. ^ "Searchable list of NY Fire Towers". nysffla.org. The New York State Chapter of the Forest Fire Lookout Association. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
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