Swede Mountain Fire Tower
US 1091, NY 36
February 2004 photo

February 2004 photo - courtesy of Mark Haughwout

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 1091, NY 36 (view other lookouts in United States, New York)
Date Registered January 26, 2017
Nominated by Laurie Rankin
Location Warren County, New York
Coordinates N 43° 44.206' W 073° 35.570' (view using Google Maps)
N 43° 44' 12" W 073° 35' 34"
N 43.736767° W 073.592833°
Elevation 1,897 ft (578 m)
Built 1918
Administered by NYS Department of Environmental Conservation

Description

This 47' Aermotor LS-47 tower was built in 1918 because the area was prone to forest fires. The tower was closed in 1968.

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