North Mountain Tower Site
US 400, PA 229
Tower in 1930s

Tower in 1930s - courtesy of Frank Little

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 400, PA 229 (view other lookout sites in United States, Pennsylvania)
Date Registered September 16, 2008
Nominated by Henry Isenberg
Location Sullivan County, Pennsylvania
Coordinates N 41° 19.161' W 076° 33.271' (view using Google Maps)
N 41° 19' 10" W 076° 33' 16"
N 41.319342° W 076.554519°
Elevation 2,583 ft (787 m)
Removed August 1989

Description

The first North Mountain tower was a 23-foot steel tower built by the North Mountain Road and Gun Club in 1920. In 1923, it was replaced by a 60-foot Blaw-Knox steel tower. The tower blew over in 1951, was re-erected in 1952, and stood until its removal in August 1989.

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Tower in 1930s

Tower in 1930s - courtesy of Frank Little

Cabin interior in 1930s

Cabin interior in 1930s - courtesy of Frank Little

Cabin interior in 1930s

Cabin interior in 1930s - courtesy of Frank Little

Visit Reports

August 15, 1984: Daniel A.J. Bubnis

Condition
Comments: I visited the tower in the late summer of 1984 and it was not in service for several years (the first set of stairs was removed, laying in the overgrown grass near the foot of the tower) and was already in a state of disrepair. It also appeared the trap-door to the tower cab was either open or removed. The warden's cabin was a run-down cinder-block structure with a green roof with the tower airway number painted on the top. I found photo's of the site on the geocaching page and the ground-cabin is still standing. It appears the site the tower occupied is now a cell phone tower. I was trying to match some photo's I had of my 1984 visit with the ones on the geocaching site, but the area changed so much, I could not locate the spot where the tower stood.

Electronics and Enroachments
Are electronic sites enroaching on tower? Yes
Comments: A large cell tower stands on or near the site of the former fire tower.

Access and Signs
Directions to tower signed? No
Comments? It was quite the hike up to the tower, as we asked permission and parked on a private land-owner's driveway along PA 42 and then hiked up the steep road to the tower (the access road was next to said property-owner's garage).