Ohmer Mountain is a
mountain
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in the
Adirondack Mountains
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of
New York
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. It is located northeast of
Northville in
Saratoga County
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.
History
In October 1911, the
Conservation Commission built a wood fire lookout tower on the mountain. The tower ceased fire lookout operations in 1916, as arrangements couldn't be made to continue to maintain it. In 1917, a steel fire lookout tower was constructed on
Hadley Mountain to replace the wood tower on Ohmer Mountain.
References
{{Fire lookout towers in New York
Mountains of Saratoga County, New York
Mountains of New York (state)