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	Hurricane Mountain Fire Observation Station
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Hurricane Mountain Fire Observation Station, May 2008
Location	Hurricane Mountain Summit, Keene, New York
Coordinates	44°14′06″N 73°42′38″W / 44.23500°N 73.71056°W
Area	19.3 acres (7.8 ha)
Built	1919
Architect	Aermotor Company
MPS	Fire Observation Stations of New York State Forest Preserve MPS
NRHP reference No.	06001145
Added to NRHP	January 29, 2007

The Hurricane Mountain Fire Observation Station is a historic fire observation station located on Hurricane Mountain at Keene in Essex County, New York. The station and contributing resources include a 35-foot-tall (10.7 m), steel frame lookout tower erected in 1919, two trails leading up the 3,694-foot (1,126 m) summit, and the ruins of a lean-to style observers cabin. The tower is a prefabricated structure built by the Aermotor Corporation to provide a front line of defense in preserving the Adirondack Park from the hazards of forest fires.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ Steven C. Engelhart and Linda M. Garofalini (February 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Hurricane Mountain Fire Observation Station". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on 2012-10-14. Retrieved 2010-02-20. See also: "Accompanying five photos". Archived from the original on 2012-10-14. Retrieved 2010-07-18.

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[nrhpinv_ny-2] Steven C. Engelhart and Linda M. Garofalini (February 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Hurricane Mountain Fire Observation Station". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on 2012-10-14. Retrieved 2010-02-20. See also: "Accompanying five photos". Archived from the original on 2012-10-14. Retrieved 2010-07-18.

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