# Mount Colfax

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**Mount Colfax** is a 1,266-foot (386-metre) [mountain](/source/Mountain) in the [Capital District](/source/Capital_District,_New_York) of [New York](/source/New_York_(state)). It is located north of [Cambridge](/source/Cambridge,_New_York) in [Washington County](/source/Washington_County,_New_York). The mountain is the site of an 80-foot (24-metre) former fire lookout tower, which is closed to the public.

## History

In 1950, the [Conservation Department](/source/New_York_State_Department_of_Environmental_Conservation) built an 80-foot (24-metre) Aermotor LS40 steel fire lookout tower on the mountain. The tower began fire lookout operations in 1951, reporting 23 fires and 750 visitors. Due to the increased use of aerial detection, the tower ceased fire lookout operations at the end of the 1970 fire lookout season. The tower still remains but is closed to the public.[1]

## References

1. ["Searchable list of NY Fire Towers"](https://nysffla.org/alphalist.html). *nysffla.org*. The New York State Chapter of the Forest Fire Lookout Association. Retrieved December 12, 2021.

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