Cross River Mountain Fire Tower

Photo and Image Gallery

Current Photos are ©Robert Cummings. Contact us for use terms.

Historical photos and maps are from various collections.

Parts of the tower on site
Parts of the tower on site
core sample drill in Oct 2024 testing the foundations sites
Photo from 1971 of the tower
Photo from 1956 article about the Fire Tower and the fire watch
Partial Assembly of fire tower base in 2025
Partial Assembly of fire tower base in 2025
Partial Assembly of fire tower canopy in 2025
Gravel on top of Blue trail (former fire road)
Site location with sign and fence
Fire tower mid-section pre-assembly
Inside of fire tower site
Fire tower top section pre-assembly
Fire tower joint detail

Race Course Map (and park trail map underneath) – Sunday June 7, 2026 – sign up here today!

Fire Tower Trail Half Marathon & 10k Race courses – inaugural race day Sunday 6/7/26 – sign up here!

Site visit 3/26/26 photos:

One of the foundations at the fire tower site late March 2026
Erika Pierce, Tom Cohn, and Taro Ietaka at the fire tower site late March 2026

The fire tower site late March 2026
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Photo of Ira Thomas and the Fire Tower – from 1956 (or possibly 1953?) article (below) about the Fire Tower and the fire watch from the Herald Statesman (Yonkers newspaper).
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Article in lower left about original construction of Cross River Mountain Fire Tower – August 28, 1926 “The Daily Reporter” newspaper.

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Middle column of the “Tarrytown Daily News” newspaper has a brief center column article about excursions to the 4 year old Fire Tower at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation.

1960 MapDownload
Photo from top of Fire Tower looking northeast in 1953. The Farvue Farm water tower is visible in the upper right. Truesdale Lake is a bit to the left of the water tower in this image.