11 Fire Towers I Visted In 2009, Part 1

This past year I have spent a great deal of time hiking up mountains and visiting fire towers. Here are pictures of the first five fire towers I visited this year, along with a short description and maps.

Make sure to all check out Eleven Fire Towers I’ve Visited This Year, Part 2 which will be featured on Tuesday, November 17, 2009.

April 5, 2009:
Overlook Mountain Fire Tower

The first fire tower I climbed this year was Overlook Mountain Fire Tower outside of Woodstock. This tower is nearby the remains of the Overlook Mountain House and has some rather awesome views.

Information and Pictures from my visit to Overlook Mountain.

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April 10, 2009:
Hunter Mountain Fire Tower

The second fire tower I climbed this year was Hunter Mountain Fire Tower outside of Hunter. This is the second highest mountain in the Catskills at 4040 feet. The views are less exciting compared to other mountains I’ve been up. I took the much steeper Beecker Hollow Trail, but one can take the longer horse trail in from the west side, if you don’t mind stepping in horse manure.

Information and Pictures from my visit to Hunter Mountain.

Hunter Firetower

Plateau Mountain


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April 17, 2009:
Hadley Mountain Fire Tower

The third fire tower I climbed was Hadley Mountain Fire Tower in the Adirondacks near Hadley and NY 9N. This has some amazing views of the Great Sacanadaga Lake along with the Southern Adirondacks.

Information and Pictures from my visit to Hadley Mountain.


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April 19, 2009 & August 2, 2009:
Beebe Hill Fire Tower

The fourth firetower I climbed this was Beebe Hill in the Taconics near Exit B3 of the NYS Thruway Berkshire Spur. It has great views of Northern Columbia County’s rolling country. There also is the Chance of Thunder Lean-to nearby the fire tower, so you can climb it up at night like I did one beautiful Saturday in August.

Information and Pictures from my visit to Beebe Hill.


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June 6, 2009:
Mount Tremper Fire Tower

The fifth fire tower I climbed this was Mount Tremper in the Catskills. Despite having almost no views until you climb the tower, it does have some interesting views of the interior Catskill Mountains. It was a somewhat hot and hazy day when I climbed the mountain.

Information and Pictures from my visit to Mount Tremper.

Mount Tremper Firetower

Devil's Clove


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June – November:
The Next Five Towers.

If you like this, then make sure to see the next six on Eleven Fire Towers I’ve Visited This Year, Part 2.

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