Climb these peaks in the Adirondacks and Catskills with standing firetowers (but, um, don't climb all the towers as many are in disrepair). See more info on the ADK site: http://www.adk-gfs.org/firetower.challenge.php
Highest peak
Hunter Mountain
4,040 ft / 1,231 m
Most prominent peak
Black Mountain
2,280 ft / 694 m prom
Most summited peak
Hunter Mountain
179 summits
Most difficult peak
no info yet
Difficulty breakdown
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Highlights
Latest summits
"A bad day in the mountains is always better then a good day at work anytime! Out for a solo hike to Pillsbury and Wakely Mountains,, Some Limited views today @ summit altitude, Better at the base, Cabin closed on Pillsbury and open on Wakeley but Wakeley had a lot of ice formed on the top couple levels, Made it sketchy to get in cabin from slippage with wet boots,, Trails were wet with a few muddy areas to be expected " — ramjet1963 • Oct 4, 2019
"A bad day in the mountains is always better then a good day at work anytime! Out for a solo hike to Pillsbury and Wakely Mountains,, Some Limited views today @ summit altitude, Better at the base, Cabin closed on Pillsbury and open on Wakeley but Wakeley had a lot of ice formed on the top couple levels, Made it sketchy to get in cabin from slippage with wet boots,, Trails were wet with a few muddy areas to be expected " — ramjet1963 • Oct 4, 2019
"A speedy hike out to Graham to finish my 34th round of the Cat35. On top I met guy prepping to do an out & back whack to Doubletop before heading to Balsam Lake himself. Once back to the Dry Brook Ridge trail I motored up to BLM for the 35th time, my 28th peak to hit that milestone. A quick break that included finding and taking pics of the three benchmarks. Such a beautiful day with comfortable temps and blue sky that I hated to rush through it but I had an early afternoon obligation at home. Fall colors were showing nicely.
" — Nimblefoot • Sep 25, 2019
"Celebrated the first day of fall with my friend Jona by climbing Snowy. It wasn't the nicest day, but this was a great hike! Easy warm up, steep final mile, nice views of the high peaks and Indian Lake." — PJSelmer • Sep 23, 2019
"42 days since I last hiked (there is this thing called life) and I was recently told to hike once a month to ‘fit in.’ For me the mountains are never about ‘fitting in’ - it’s about peace, serenity, clarity and centering yourself. Anyway this makes 28/30 for the fire towers, thankful for a beautiful day, and cheers to ‘fitting in.’ " — scottturner • Sep 8, 2019