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Catamount Mountain

Coordinates: 44°25′32″N 74°45′24″W / 44.4256189°N 74.7565764°W / 44.4256189; -74.7565764
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Catamount Mountain
Catamount Mountain is located in New York Adirondack Park
Catamount Mountain
Catamount Mountain
Location of Catamount Mountain within New York
Catamount Mountain is located in the United States
Catamount Mountain
Catamount Mountain
Catamount Mountain (the United States)
Highest point
Elevation1,814 feet (553 m)[1]
Coordinates44°25′32″N 74°45′24″W / 44.4256189°N 74.7565764°W / 44.4256189; -74.7565764[1]
Geography
LocationSE of South Colton, St. Lawrence County, New York, U.S.
Topo mapUSGS Stark

Catamount Mountain is a 1,814-foot-tall (553 m) mountain in the Adirondack Mountains of New York. It is located southeast of South Colton in St. Lawrence County. In 1917, a 35-foot-tall (11 m) steel fire lookout tower was built on the mountain. The tower ceased fire lookout operations and was later removed in the early 1980s.

History

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In 1911, the Conservation Commission built a wood fire lookout tower on the mountain. In 1917, the Conservation Commission replaced the wood tower with a 35-foot-tall (11 m) Aermotor LS40 tower. Due to the increased use of aerial detection, the tower was closed at the end of the 1971 fire lookout season. The structure, which was on private land, was removed in the early 1980s.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Catamount Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  2. ^ "Searchable list of NY Fire Towers". nysffla.org. The New York State Chapter of the Forest Fire Lookout Association. Retrieved December 6, 2021.