Mountain Spot
Mountain SpotMount Beacon Fire Tower
Beacon
Climb the 60-foot Mount Beacon Fire Tower for jaw-dropping 360-degree views of the Hudson Valley, Catskills, and on clear days, the distant Manhattan skyline. The trail winds past ruins of a 1920s casino and the old incline railway that once carried guests uphill.
Historic fire tower views
Moderate rock scramble
Abandoned railway ruins
360-degree Hudson Valley vistas
Tips
🗼"This sight is beyond a dream" (graffiti atop the tower)
🥾"It's wobbly and narrow but you just have to look up and go steady"
🅿️arrive before 9am on weekends (parking fills fast)
Mount Beacon Fire Tower
Beacon
Mountain SpotMountain SpotClimb the 60-foot Mount Beacon Fire Tower for jaw-dropping 360-degree views of the Hudson Valley, Catskills, and on clear days, the distant Manhattan skyline. The trail winds past ruins of a 1920s casino and the old incline railway that once carried guests uphill.
Historic fire tower views
Moderate rock scramble
Abandoned railway ruins
360-degree Hudson Valley vistas
Tips
🗼"This sight is beyond a dream" (graffiti atop the tower)
🥾"It's wobbly and narrow but you just have to look up and go steady"
🅿️arrive before 9am on weekends (parking fills fast)
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