Adirondack fire tower system

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The Adirondack fire tower system is a historic network of lookout towers built across New York’s Adirondack Mountains to detect and monitor forest fires.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fire lookout network ⓘ
historic preservation resource ⓘ
conservationRole protection of Adirondack Park forests ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
currentUse hiking destination ⓘ
historic interpretation ⓘ
declineCause adoption of aerial fire detection ⓘ
governedBy New York State forest fire protection policies ⓘ
hasAssociatedTrailSystem Adirondack Fire Tower Challenge routes ⓘ
hasMaterial steel (later towers) ⓘ
wood (early towers) ⓘ
hasPart Azure Mountain fire tower ⓘ
Bald Mountain (Rondaxe) fire tower ⓘ
Black Mountain fire tower (Lake George) ⓘ
Blue Mountain fire tower ⓘ
Cathead Mountain fire tower ⓘ
Goodnow Mountain fire tower ⓘ
Hadley Mountain fire tower ⓘ
Hurricane Mountain fire tower ⓘ
Kane Mountain fire tower ⓘ
Lyon Mountain fire tower ⓘ
Mount Arab fire tower ⓘ
Owls Head Mountain fire tower ⓘ
Poke-O-Moonshine Mountain fire tower ⓘ
Snowy Mountain fire tower ⓘ
St. Regis Mountain fire tower ⓘ
Vanderwhacker Mountain fire tower ⓘ
Wakely Mountain fire tower ⓘ
fire lookout tower ⓘ
hasPurpose forest fire detection ⓘ
forest fire monitoring ⓘ
hasUse communication of fire locations to rangers ⓘ
early wildfire smoke detection ⓘ
heritageStatus many towers listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
historicalPeriod peak use mid-20th century ⓘ
influenced fire tower construction in other New York regions such as the Catskills ⓘ
locatedIn Adirondack Mountains ⓘ
New York State ⓘ
maintainedBy New York State Department of Environmental Conservation ⓘ
local volunteer groups ⓘ
notableFeature panoramic views of Adirondack landscape from cabs ⓘ
partOf Adirondack Park fire management infrastructure ⓘ
significantEvent expansion after major early 1900s forest fires in the Adirondacks ⓘ
startTime early 20th century ⓘ
typicalElevation mountaintops ⓘ
usedBy New York State Conservation Commission ⓘ
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation ⓘ

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Hurricane Mountain Fire Tower → partOf → Adirondack fire tower system ⓘ
Blue Mountain fire tower → partOf → Adirondack fire tower system ⓘ
Mount Adams (New York) → isPartOf → Adirondack fire tower network ⓘ
subject linked to: Mount Adams
linked to: Adirondack fire tower system