Woodhull Mountain is a 2,359-foot-tall (719 m) mountain in the Adirondack Mountains of New York. It is located east-southeast of Minnehaha in the Town of Webb in Herkimer County. In 1916, a 50-foot-tall (15 m) steel fire lookout tower was built on the mountain. The tower ceased fire lookout operations at the end of the 1970 season. The tower still remains and is open to the public with the exception of the tower cab.
| Woodhull Mountain | |
|---|---|
  Woodhull Mountain Location of Woodhull Mountain within New York  Woodhull Mountain Woodhull Mountain (the United States) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,359 feet (719 m)[1] |
| Coordinates | 43°37′21″N 74°57′42″W / 43.6225679°N 74.9615569°W, 43°37′33″N 74°57′42″W / 43.6259012°N 74.9615571°W[1] |
| Geography | |
| Location | ESE of Minnehaha, New York, U.S. |
| Topo map(s) | USGS Bisby Lakes, Old Forge |
History
editIn September 1911, a wood fire lookout tower was built on the mountain by the Conservation Commission. In 1916, the Conservation Commission built a 50-foot-tall (15 m) Aermotor LL25 steel tower. The tower was of a lighter weight than the 1917 design and had no stairs but only a galvanized steel rung ladder up the exterior to get to the top. A wood ladder was later added to the outside of the tower to make it safer for the observer and public to access to the cab. The Aermotor company later developed a self-supporting staircase for installation in the towers purchased in 1916. This staircase was a tower within a tower and was anchored to the original tower. This self-supporting staircase was installed in 1936 to replace the wood ladder that was previously installed. Due to the increased use of aerial detection, the tower ceased fire lookout operations at the end of the 1970 season. The tower still remains and is open to the public with the exception of the tower cab.[2]
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Woodhull Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
- ^ "Searchable list of NY Fire Towers". nysffla.org. The New York State Chapter of the Forest Fire Lookout Association. Retrieved December 6, 2021.