Mt. Beacon Fire Tower

No problem with the north and south peaks of Mt Beacon, but it appears Sugarloaf Mt has now been burning for 24 hours.

Not sure if everyone will see my post regarding my response to the ever growing graffiti problem on the mountaintop or the fire tower itself. My post was in response to the recent growing graffiti problem. Whether or not it is the area residents or visitors for out of the area, or a combination of both, I don't care who you are, this behavior has to stop. Love the dogs! Glad they are enjoying Mt. Beacon and more importantly, getting in shape. However, I am not too thrille...d with the spray painting. I wish people would just leave their magic markers and spray paint cans home. Just so you know, you are defacing public property which is a crime. NY State Parks owns the land/rock under the fire tower and the NY State DEC owns the fire tower. The Mt. Beacon Fire Tower Restoration Committee considers this type of action as visual pollution. As project manager of the Mt. Beacon Fire Tower Restoration project, we don not appreciate this disgraceful need to so-called TAG the rock below the tower or on the tower itself. We spent many hours renovating this tower for all to use. If you are caught defacing our mountaintop and our beloved fire tower by one of the MBFTRC members, we will call the authorities have you arrested on the spot. This behavior has to stop. It is truly embarrassing that when I visit other fire towers in the Catskills or the Adirondacks, there isn't one sign of graffiti anywhere on the property, observer's cabin and the tower itself. Just so you know, I'll goal was to rebuild the observers tower that once stood to the east of the fire tower,but with the element of people who visit the MBFT, the committee decided that we couldn't take a risk on wasting money for the cabin knowing full well, the cabin would be subjected to graffiti and possibly, destruction by way of arson. Happy hiking! See more