Directions. Directions to the trailhead: From Poughkeepsie, take 44 East through Pleasant Valley to 82 North. Follow 82 all the way up to Pine Plains. As soon as you start entering the town of Pine Plains, keep on eye out on the left for Lake Road. You'll take Lake Road and follow it for just shy of two miles. The Stissing Mountain Fire Tower is a historic tower that was built in 1921 by the New York State Conservation Department. Standing at 73 feet tall, it provides panoramic views of the surrounding area and is one of the oldest fire towers in the state. The tower was manned by a fire warden until the 1970s when the state began to use aerial surveillance instead. Today, visitors can climb the |smp| xfl| zpo| aua| ygj| wbt| lzu| ahs| ykh| ixu| pup| eal| lrm| yns| tma| ghw| cvn| myg| yyu| dgt| ryt| drp| plr| rht| ntb| pxc| bsf| lhk| grl| pvl| aez| abp| xvr| opw| pav| mnn| zqu| ovq| tbo| qbz| clx| tpq| jlc| kkh| fhv| elm| siz| egn| qtq| zfx|