The Hadley Mountain Fire Observation Station is a historic fire observation station located on

Hadley Mountain Hadley Mountain is a mountain located in the southern Adirondacks in the U.S. state of New York and is the second-highest peak in Saratoga County after neighboring Tenant Mountain. The Hadley Mountain Fire Observation Station was listed on the ...

at Hadley in

Saratoga County, New York Saratoga County is a county in the U.S. state of New York, and is the fastest-growing county in Upstate New York. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the county's population was enumerated at 235,509, representing a 7.2% increase from the 2010 popu ...

. The tower is a prefabricated structure built by the Aermotor Corporation in 1917. It is one of the initial ten towers purchased by the State Commission to provide a front line of defense in preserving the

Adirondack Forest Preserve New York's Forest Preserve, comprises almost all the lands owned by the state of New York within the Adirondack and Catskill parks. It is managed by the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). , the Forest Preserve covers nearly ...

from the hazards of forest fires. The tower may be staffed in summer months by a steward who will answer questions from hikers. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.

Plaque

There is a plaque at the base of the trail which leads to the fire tower. The plaque states that the original wood tower was erected in 1916. The current steel tower was built in 1920.

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The Fire Towers of New YorkHadley Mountain Fire Tower
{{National Register of Historic Places in New York Government buildings completed in 1917 Towers completed in 1917 Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Buildings and structures in Saratoga County, New York Fire lookout towers in Adirondack Park Fire lookout towers on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) National Register of Historic Places in Saratoga County, New York