Wakely Mountain Fire Observation Station, Adirondack Park
Facts and practical information
The Wakely Mountain Fire Observation Station is a historic fire observation station located on Wakely Mountain at Lake Pleasant in Hamilton County, New York. The station and contributing resources include a 70-foot-tall, steel-frame lookout tower erected in 1916 and a 3-mile foot trail that leads down the mountain. The tower is a prefabricated structure built by the Aermotor Corporation. It is one of the initial ten towers purchased by the State Commission to provide a front line of defense in preserving the Adirondack Forest Preserve from the hazards of forest fires. ()
Adirondack Park
Wakely Mountain Fire Observation Station – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Cedar River Flow, Snowy Mountain, Blue Ridge Wilderness.