Spy Rock Lookout Site
US 696, NY 11

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 696, NY 11 (view other lookout sites in United States, New York)
Date Registered October 25, 2010
Nominated by Bob Spear
Location Black Rock Forest
Orange County, New York
Coordinates N 41° 23.455' W 074° 01.275' (view using Google Maps)
N 41° 23' 27" W 074° 01' 16"
N 41.390920° W 074.021250°
Elevation 1,433 ft (437 m)
Administered by Black Rock Forest Cosortium

Description

This 20' wooden lookout of Chestnut poles with iron straps in rock face was constructed at a historic bonfire signal location from the Revolutionary War period and was probably also utilized for spotting wildfires on the private estate before the owner turned it over to his alma mater, Harvard University, which subsequently became part of the Black Rock Forest consortium. The tower was removed in the 1970s.

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