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Red Hill Fire Observation Station

The Red Hill Fire Observation Station consists of a fire lookout tower, cabin and pit privy located on the summit of Red Hill, a 2,990-foot… Read more…

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The Red Hill Fire Observation Station consists of a fire lookout tower, cabin and pit privy located on the summit of Red Hill, a 2,990-foot Catskill Mountain peak in Denning, New York, United States. It is the southernmost fire tower in the Catskill Park.

One of the last state towers built, in 1920, it filled a missing link in the Catskills' forest fire detection network. Except for a few brief periods of closure, observers working for the state conservation agencies staffed the tower through 1990, making it the last fire tower closed in the Catskills. The abandoned tower and its views of the region remained a popular destination for local hikers, and it was slated to be torn down in accordance with state policy prohibiting nonessential structures on Forest Preserve land.

Source: Wikipedia

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Address 5300 Red Hill Rd, 12725, United States
Coordinates 41°55'25.519" N, 74°31'1.777" W
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