Vanderwhacker Mountain is a 3,389-foot-tall (1,033 m) mountain in the Adirondack Mountains region of New York. It is located northeast of Indian Lake and southeast of Newcomb in Essex County. The Vanderwhacker Mountain Fire Observation Station is located on top of the mountain. In May 1911, the Conservation Commission built a wooden fire observation tower on the mountain which was replaced in 1918, with a 35-foot-tall (11 m) metal tower. The tower stopped fire watching operations at the end of the 1988 season.

Vanderwhacker Mountain
Vanderwhacker Mountain (right) from Goodnow Mountain
Highest point
Elevation	3,389 feet (1,033 m)[1]
Coordinates	43°53′54″N 74°05′46″W[1]
Geography
Vanderwhacker Mountain Location of Vanderwhacker Mountain within New York Show map of New York Adirondack Park Vanderwhacker Mountain Vanderwhacker Mountain (the United States) Show map of the United States
Location	Essex County, New York, U.S.
Topo map	USGS Vanderwhacker Mountain

History

In May 1911, the Conservation Commission built a wooden fire observation tower on the mountain. In 1918, the Conservation Commission replaced it with a 35-foot-tall (11 m) Aermotor LS40 tower. The tower stopped fire watching operations at the end of the 1988 season. The tower was officially closed by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation in early 1989.[2]

External links

• The Fire Towers of New York

References

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