Ingraham Hill
| Ingraham Hill | |
|---|---|
  Ingraham Hill Location of Ingraham Hill within New York  Ingraham Hill Ingraham Hill (the United States) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,824 feet (556 m)[1] |
| Coordinates | 42°03′42″N 75°57′04″W / 42.0617421°N 75.9510305°W[1] |
| Geography | |
| Location | SSW of Binghamton, Broome County, New York, U.S. |
| Topo map | USGS Binghamton West |
Ingraham Hill is a mountain in the Southern Tier of New York. It is located south-southwest of Binghamton in Broome County. The mountain contains the television and radio broadcast towers for the surrounding metropolitan area. The summit rises to an elevation of 1,824 feet (556 m).[2] These towers include TV stations WBNG, WICZ, WIVT, WSKG-TV and radio stations WNBF, WAAL, WWYL and many more. The towers are visible throughout the region.
History
In 1950, the Conservation Department built an 80-foot-tall (24 m) Aermotor LS40 steel fire lookout tower on the mountain. The tower was placed into service in 1951, reporting 6 fires and 39 visitors. Due to the increased use of aerial detection, the tower ceased fire lookout operations at the end of the 1970 fire lookout season. Sometime in the 1970s, the tower was sold to a local communications company, which removed the tower cab for use as a communications antenna tower. The tower was removed in the Fall of 2016, and the site is not open to the public.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Ingraham Hill". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
- ^ "Ingraham Hill (Broome County, New York)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved May 12, 2008.
- ^ "Searchable list of NY Fire Towers". nysffla.org. The New York State Chapter of the Forest Fire Lookout Association. Retrieved December 16, 2021.