Kempshall Mountain is a
mountain located in
Adirondack Mountains of
New York
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. It is located in the northwest of the hamlet of
Long Lake in
Hamilton County. In 1918, a Aermotor LS40 tower was built on the mountain for fire lookout purposes. Due to aerial detection being used, the tower ceased fire lookout operations at the end of the 1971 season. The tower was later removed, and portions of the tower along with the tower from
West Mountain were used to build the tower that is at the Essex County Historical Museum in
Elizabethtown.
History
In May 1911, the first structure was built on the mountain, which was a wooden tower built by the
Conservation Commission
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. In 1918, the wood tower was replaced with a Aermotor LS40 tower. Due to aerial detection being used, the tower ceased fire lookout operations at the end of the 1971 season. The tower was later removed because it was deemed a "non-conforming" structure in the new
High Peaks Wilderness Area. Portions of the tower along with the tower from
West Mountain were used to build the tower that is at the Essex County Historical Museum in
Elizabethtown.
References
{{Fire lookout towers in New York
Mountains of Hamilton County, New York
Mountains of New York (state)