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Vanderwhacker Mountain

Coordinates: 43°53′54″N 74°05′46″W / 43.8983963°N 74.0959781°W / 43.8983963; -74.0959781
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Vanderwhacker Mountain
Vanderwhacker Mountain (right) from Goodnow Mountain
Highest point
Elevation3,389 feet (1,033 m)[1]
Coordinates43°53′54″N 74°05′46″W / 43.8983963°N 74.0959781°W / 43.8983963; -74.0959781[1]
Geography
Vanderwhacker Mountain is located in New York Adirondack Park
Vanderwhacker Mountain
Vanderwhacker Mountain
Location of Vanderwhacker Mountain within New York
Vanderwhacker Mountain is located in the United States
Vanderwhacker Mountain
Vanderwhacker Mountain
Vanderwhacker Mountain (the United States)
LocationEssex County, New York, U.S.
Topo mapUSGS Vanderwhacker Mountain

Vanderwhacker Mountain is a 3,389-foot-tall (1,033 m) mountain in the Adirondack Mountains region of New York. It is located northeast of Indian Lake and southeast of Newcomb in Essex County. The Vanderwhacker Mountain Fire Observation Station is located on top of the mountain. In May 1911, the Conservation Commission built a wooden fire observation tower on the mountain which was replaced in 1918, with a 35-foot-tall (11 m) metal tower. The tower stopped fire watching operations at the end of the 1988 season.

History

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In May 1911, the Conservation Commission built a wooden fire observation tower on the mountain. In 1918, the Conservation Commission replaced it with a 35-foot-tall (11 m) Aermotor LS40 tower. The tower stopped fire watching operations at the end of the 1988 season. The tower was officially closed by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation in early 1989.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Vanderwhacker Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  2. ^ "Searchable list of NY Fire Towers". nysffla.org. The New York State Chapter of the Forest Fire Lookout Association. Retrieved November 29, 2021.