Hunter Mountain Fire Tower, Catskill Park

Name: Hunter Mountain Fire Tower
Address: 84 spruce st, Catskill Park, United States

#13 among attractions in Catskill Park

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The Hunter Mountain Fire Tower is located on the summit of the eponymous mountain, second highest of the Catskill Mountains in the U.S. state of New York. It was the first of 23 fire lookout towers built by the state in the region, and the next-to-last of the five still standing to be abandoned. ()

Built: 1917 (108 years ago)Coordinates: 42°10'41"N, 74°13'47"W

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84 spruce stCatskill Park United States

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Hunter Mountain Fire Tower – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Diamond Notch Falls, Colonels Chair, Hunter Mountain, Devils Tombstone.

1.5 miW
Waterfall
Diamond Notch Falls, Hunter
38 min walk • Diamond Notch Falls is a waterfall located on the West Kill, east of Spruceton in the Hunter-West Kill Wilderness in Greene County, New York. Diamond Notch Falls is a side by side waterfall, both being about 15 feet in height. The Diamond Notch Trail passes Diamond Notch Falls.
1.6 miN
Mountain
Colonels Chair, Hunter
40 min walk • Colonels Chair is a mountain located in Greene County, New York southwest of Hunter, New York. Located south is Hunter Mountain and to the west is Rusk Mountain. Colonels Chair drains north into Schoharie Creek via Taylor Hollow and Shanty Hollow.
~170 ftW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hunter Mountain, Catskill Park
1 min walk • Hunter Mountain is in the towns of Hunter and Lexington, just south of the village of Hunter, in Greene County, New York, United States.
2 miSE
Mountain
Devils Tombstone, Catskill Park
52 min walk • Devils Tombstone or the Devil's Tombstone Park, is a park which is named for the large rock which lay at the center of the park, which is located in Greene County, New York.
4.5 miS
Mountain
Little Rocky Mountain, Catskill Park
116 min walk • Little Rocky Mountain is a mountain located in the Catskill Mountains of New York east-southeast of Lanesville. Plateau Mountain is located north, and Olderbark Mountain is located west of Little Rocky Mountain.
1.8 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Notch Lake, Catskill Park
47 min walk • Notch Lake is an artificial lake in Edgewood, New York, in the Town of Hunter in the Catskill Mountains. It is located near the Stony Clove Notch, and is located near the edge of the Devil's Tombstone Campsite, bordering New York State Route 214.
4.2 miN
Mountain
East Jewett Range, Hunter
107 min walk • East Jewett Range is a mountain in Greene County, New York. It is located in the Catskill Mountains west-southwest of Maplecrest. Van Loan Hill is located north, and Onteora Mountain is located east-southeast of East Jewett Range.
4.4 miNE
Mountain
Onteora Mountain, Hunter
113 min walk • Onteora Mountain is a mountain located in the Catskill Mountains of New York east-northeast of Hunter. Parker Mountain is located east, and East Jewett Range is located west-northwest of Onteora Mountain.
4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Plateau Mountain, Catskill Park
102 min walk • Plateau Mountain is located in the town of Hunter in Greene County, New York, United States. It is part of the Devil's Path range of the Catskill Mountains. Plateau has a two-mile-long summit ridge above 3,500 feet.
5 miE
Gambling, Casino
Clum Hill, Catskill Park
129 min walk • Clum Hill is a mountain in Greene County, New York. It is located in the Catskill Mountains south of Tannersville. Parker Mountain is located north-northwest, and Roundtop Mountain is located southeast of Clum Hill.
4 miE
Cemetery
Evergreen Cemetery, Catskill Park
102 min walk • Evergreen Cemetery is a cemetery located in Tannersville, Greene County, New York. It holds graves dating to the 1810s.