Whites Hill is a 1,427-foot-tall (435 m) mountain in the northern Adirondack Mountains of New York. It is located southeast of Parishville in St. Lawrence County. The mountain is the former site of an 80-foot-tall (24 m) steel fire lookout tower that was in service from 1951 to 1971.
| Whites Hill | |
|---|---|
  Whites Hill Location of Whites Hill within New York  Whites Hill Whites Hill (the United States) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,427 feet (435 m)[1] |
| Coordinates | 44°35′41″N 74°46′28″W / 44.5947828°N 74.7743580°W[1] |
| Geography | |
| Location | SE of Parishville, St. Lawrence County, New York, U.S. |
| Topo map | USGS Rainbow Falls |
History
editIn 1950, the Conservation Department built an 80-foot-tall (24 m) Aermotor LS40 steel fire lookout tower on the mountain. The tower began fire lookout operations in 1951, reporting 3 fires and 588 visitors. Due to increased use of aerial detection, the tower ceased fire lookout operations at the end of the 1971 fire lookout season and was later removed. The cabin was later moved to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation's Trout Lake Shop where it is used by Operations Unit personnel.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Whites Hill". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
- ^ "Searchable list of NY Fire Towers". nysffla.org. The New York State Chapter of the Forest Fire Lookout Association. Retrieved December 13, 2021.