South Beacon 
Highest peak in the Hudson Highlands State Park. Very tall fire tower.
Peak Details
Height: 1,595ft (486m)
Range: Hudson Highlands
Level: Moderate
Scenic: Yes
Trail Type: Fully Trailed
South Beacon Hiking Trails & Hikes
Mount Beacon Fire Tower via Casino Trail
The short and very scenic route to Mount Beacon’s Fire Tower.
South Beacon Topography
Summit Forecast: South Beacon
The page URL below shows the weather at South Beacon’s summit for the next six days.
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https://www.mountain-forecast.com/peaks/Beacon-Mountain/forecasts/491
South Beacon Information
Beacon Mountain — known locally as “Mount Beacon” — is the highest peak of Hudson Highlands. It’s located south of the City of Beacon, New York, in the Town of Fishkill.
South Beacon has many scenic overlooks. You can also visit the remains of the Mount Beacon Incline Railway, which stopped running in 1978 but has since been added to the National Register of Historic Places.
Mount Beacon Fire Tower
In 1931, the Civilian Conservation Corps constructed an Aermotor LS40 tower on the south summit of Mount Beacon. The 60-foot-tall (18 m) structure began operations in 1932. However, with the adoption of aerial detection methods, the use of the tower ceased following the 1972 fire lookout season. Subsequently, the fire tower was included in the National Historic Lookout Register in December 2005. Further on, the Mount Beacon Fire Tower Restoration Committee successfully restored the tower, holding a reopening ceremony on June 22, 2013.
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