New Hampshire Fire Towers
Pitcher Mountain Tower


Pitcher Mountain Tower in 2016
(Photo courtesy Jack Kelley)

 

Town: Stoddard
County: Cheshire
Mountain or Hill: Pitcher Mountain
Height above sea level: 2163 FT
Tower Structure Height: 25'
Latitude: 43-05-68
Longitude: 72-08-08
First date of operation: 1915
Operating Agency: NH Forestry Service
Type: Steel Tower


Other Photos

Pitcher Mountain Tower in 2016 #2
(Photo courtesy Jack Kelley)

Camp view from Pitcher Mountain Tower in 2016
(Photo courtesy Jack Kelley)

Pitcher Mountain Tower in 2005
(Photo courtesy Iris Baird)

Pitcher Mountain camp in April 1948
(Photo courtesy Jack Kelley)

Pitcher Mountain signs in 1931
(Photo courtesy Jack Kelley)

Notes

  • 1915 - present.
  • Built in 1915 by the NH Forestry Commission. The open wood tower was replaced by a 25' steel tower in 1925. The ground cabin and tower cab burned in the 1941 Stoddard-Marlow fire. They were replaced in 1933. With repairs, it remains in service.

 


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