Gallis Hill is a 794-foot-tall (242 m) mountain in the Catskill Mountains region of New York. It is located northwest of Kingston in Ulster County. Jockey Hill is located north-northeast, and Morgan Hill is located west of Gallis Hill. In 1927, the Conservation Department built a steel fire lookout tower on the mountain. In 1950, the tower was closed and disassembled then moved to Overlook Mountain, where it still remains today.
| Gallis Hill | |
|---|---|
  Gallis Hill Location of Gallis Hill within New York  Gallis Hill Gallis Hill (the United States) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 794 feet (242 m)[1] |
| Coordinates | 41°57′21″N 74°04′08″W / 41.9559256°N 74.0687520°W[1] |
| Geography | |
| Location | NW of Kingston, Ulster County, New York, U.S. |
| Topo map | USGS Kingston West |
History
editIn 1927, the Conservation Department built a 60-foot-tall (18 m) Aermotor LS40 steel tower. The first standard design for the observer cabins was made in 1922, which had to be 12 by 16 feet (3.7 m × 4.9 m) in size and roofed/sided with asphalt shingles. A cabin of this design was built on the mountain the same time as the tower. The summit was accessed via a short train ride from Kingston, which brought visitors near the tower. In 1950, the tower was closed and disassembled then moved eight miles (13 km) north to a new site on Overlook Mountain, where it still remains today.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Gallis Hill". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
- ^ "Searchable list of NY Fire Towers". nysffla.org. The New York State Chapter of the Forest Fire Lookout Association. Retrieved December 7, 2021.