Mount Adams: A hike with mining history
By Tom French
At 3,460 feet, Mount Adams is one of the higher fire tower peaks.
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A new Buck Mountain hike in Long Lake
By Tim Rowland
New trail boasts a nice view, fire tower and a bonus: a great parking lot
Whether you know it as Bald or Rondaxe Mountain, it’s a great short hike
By Lisa Ballard
A short hike that never gets old
Another ascent on Azure
By Tom French
If you decide to climb Azure, regardless of the weather or season, you won't be alone.
Two towers, one outing
By Lisa Ballard
Up and downs of taking on Blue, Goodnow in a single day
Historic fire tower finds new home in Speculator
Makomis Fire Tower boasts easy access, exquisite Adirondack views
Tracking the treks
By Holly Riddle
Peakquest scratch cards help hikers keep track of challenges.
Five fire tower peaks that make great winter hikes
A 360-degree view from a frost covered fire tower can make a winter hike even more rewarding.
History Of The Stillwater Mt. Fire Tower
By Phil Brown
The famed surveyor Verplanck Colvin built the first tower on Stillwater Mountain way back in 1882. The hole that once held his copper marker is still visible on the summit bedrock. Colvin’s tower is long gone, but a steel fire tower built in 1919 still stands, and last week the state nominated the structure—along with…