St. Regis Mountain Fire Observation Station, Adirondack Park

Name: St. Regis Mountain Fire Observation Station
Address: Adirondack Park, United States

#202 among attractions in Adirondack Park

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St. Regis Mountain Fire Observation Station

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The St. Regis Mountain Fire Observation Station is a historic fire observation station located on Saint Regis Mountain at Santa Clara in Franklin County, New York. The station and contributing resources include a 35-foot-tall, steel frame lookout tower erected in 1918, the site of the former observer's cabin, and 9/10 of a mile foot trail between the cabin site and summit. The tower is a prefabricated structure built by the Aermotor Corporation and provided a front line of defense in preserving the Adirondack Forest Preserve from the hazards of forest fires. ()

Built: 1918 (106 years ago)Coordinates: 44°24'50"N, 74°18'55"W

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St. Regis Mountain Fire Observation Station – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: White Pine Camp, Saint Regis Pond, Upper St. Regis Lake, Lower St. Regis Lake.

5.2 miNE
Museum, History museum, Resort
White Pine Camp, Adirondack Park
134 min walk • White Pine Camp is an Adirondack Great Camp on Osgood Pond in Paul Smiths, New York. It served as the Summer White House for US President Calvin Coolidge from July 7 through September 18, 1926.
1.4 miSE
Protected area
Saint Regis Pond
36 min walk • Saint Regis Pond is a 400-acre pond, the largest in the Saint Regis Canoe Area in the Adirondacks in northern New York state. It drains into the west branch of the St. Regis River. It is the centerpiece of the "Seven Carries" canoe route. The pond is 1.6 miles long. There are four small islands and several designated campsites.
1.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Upper St. Regis Lake, Adirondack Park
50 min walk • 742-acre Upper St. Regis Lake is a part of the St. Regis River in the Adirondacks in northern New York State. Along with Lower St.
2.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lower St. Regis Lake, Adirondack Park
75 min walk • 350-acre Lower St. Regis Lake is a part of the St. Regis River in the Adirondacks in northern New York State. At its northern edge is Paul Smith's College, former site of Paul Smith's Hotel. Along with Upper St.
2.7 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Saint Regis Mountain, Adirondack Park
69 min walk • Saint Regis Mountain is a 2,838-foot-tall mountain in the town of Santa Clara, New York, in Franklin County at the center of the Saint Regis Canoe Area in the Adirondack Park.
3.8 miNE
Church
St. John's in the Wilderness Episcopal Church, Adirondack Park
98 min walk • St. John's in the Wilderness Episcopal Church is an Episcopal church in Paul Smiths in the Adirondacks, New York State, United States. It was founded in 1876 by Dr. Edward Livingston Trudeau with the help of Paul Smith and many of the wealthy camp owners around Spitfire, Upper, and Lower Saint Regis Lakes.
4.7 miS
Rustic architecture
Lady Tree Lodge
120 min walk • Lady Tree Lodge is a rustic cottage that was built about 1896 as part of Saranac Inn, and later used as summer residence by Texas newspaper publisher A. H. Belo and New York governor Charles Evan Hughes. It is at the northern end of Upper Saranac Lake. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2018.
2.1 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Spitfire Lake, Adirondack Park
55 min walk • Spitfire Lake is a part of the St. Regis River in the Adirondacks in northern New York State and is 250-acre in area. Along with Upper and Lower St.
0.5 miW
Natural attraction, Protected area
Saint Regis Canoe Area, Adirondack Park
13 min walk • The Saint Regis Canoe Area in Adirondack Park is the largest wilderness canoe area in the Northeastern United States and the only designated canoe area in New York state. It is closed to motorized vehicles.
5.1 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Ozonia, Adirondack Park
132 min walk • Lake Ozonia is a lake located by Lake Ozonia, New York, St. Lawrence county in the Adirondacks in upstate New York. The outlet of the lake is Lake Ozonia Outlet which flows into the St. Regis River.
3.7 miNE
44°26'55"N • 74°15'32"W
Paul Smith's College VIC, Adirondack Park
94 min walk • Nature and wildlife, Outdoor activities, Park