Kane Mountain

Kane Mountain is a mountain in the Adirondack Mountains region of New York. It is located north of the Hamlet of Canada Lake. The Kane Mountain Fire Observation Station is located on top of the mountain. Sheeley Mountain is located south-southwest, Canada Lake is located south, Camelhump is located east and Pine Lake is located north of Kane Mountain.[3][4][2]

Kane Mountain
Kane Mountain
Location of Kane Mountain within New York
Kane Mountain
Kane Mountain (the United States)
Highest point
Elevation2,185 feet (666 m) [1]
Prominence460 ft (140 m) [2]
Coordinates43°10′51″N 74°30′56″W [1]
Geography
LocationN of Canada Lake, New York, U.S.
Topo mapUSGS Canada Lake

Kane Mountain Fire Observation Station
Kane Mountain Fire Observation Station

The Kane Mountain Fire Observation Station is a historic fire observation station located on Kane Mountain at Caroga in Fulton County, New York. The station includes a 60-foot-tall (18 m), steel-frame lookout tower erected in 1925, an observer's cabin built about 1960, and foot trail. The tower and trail are contributing resources. The tower is a prefabricated structure built by the Aermotor Corporation and provided a front line of defense in preserving the Adirondack Forest Preserve from the hazards of forest fires.[5] There was previously a south trail that lead from Schoolhouse Road to the summit. This trail was closed because it crossed private lands and the landowner revoked permission in 2018.[6][7][8][9]

Routes

The summit can be accessed via two separate foot trails. The main trail (red trail) runs from Green Lake Road and is a 0.6 miles (0.97 km) mile hike that climbs 600 feet (180 m) to the top of the mountain. This trail is moderate in difficulty. The second trail (yellow trail) runs from Green Lake Road as well and is a 1.2 miles (1.9 km) hike. This trail can also be accessed from the Pine Lake Campground. Close to the Green Lake Road parking lot another trail branches off towards Stewart Lake and Indian Lake. This trail is a 2.3 miles (3.7 km) hike that leads to the lakes. At each lake there are primitive campsites.[10][11][12][13]

References
  1. "Kane Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
  2. "Kane Mountain". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  3. "Sheeley Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
  4. "East Caroga Lake - NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation". www.dec.ny.gov. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  5. Wes Haynes (May 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Kane Mountain Fire Observation Station". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-02-20. See also: "Accompanying two photos".
  6. "Backcountry Information for the Southern Adirondacks", dec.ny.gov, dec.ny.gov, 2019, retrieved 2019-06-23
  7. "A winter hike up Kane Mountain". itsmorefunoutdoors.com. itsmorefunoutdoors.com. 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2019. data
  8. "Kane Mountain a popular summer hiking destination". dailygazette.com. dailygazette.com. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2019. data
  9. "Kane Mountain". www.cnyhiking.com. www.cnyhiking.com. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2019. data
  10. "Stewart and Indian Lake trail maps". dec.ny.gov. dec.ny.gov. 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2019. data
  11. "Kane Mountain hike maps". dec.ny.gov. dec.ny.gov. 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2019. data
  12. "Hiking trails". carogalake.com. carogalake.com. 1998. Retrieved 23 June 2019. data
  13. "Hike to Kane Mountain Fire Tower". www.theoutbound.com. www.theoutbound.com. 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2019. data


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