| Ingraham Hill | |
|---|---|
  Ingraham Hill Location of Ingraham Hill within New York Show map of New York Adirondack Park Ingraham Hill Ingraham Hill (the United States) Show map of the United States | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,824 feet (556 m)[1] |
| Coordinates | 42°03′42″N75°57′04″W / 42.0617421°N 75.9510305°W /42.0617421; -75.9510305[1] |
| Geography | |
| Location | SSW ofBinghamton,Broome County,New York, U.S. |
| Topo map | USGSBinghamton West |
Ingraham Hill is amountain in theSouthern Tier ofNew York. It is located south-southwest ofBinghamton inBroome County. The mountain contains thetelevision andradio broadcast towers for the surroundingmetropolitan area. The summit rises to an elevation of 1,824 feet (556 m).[2] These towers include TV stationsWBNG,WICZ,WIVT,WSKG-TV and radio stationsWNBF,WAAL,WWYL and many more. The towers are visible throughout the region.
In 1950, theConservation Department built an 80-foot-tall (24 m) Aermotor LS40 steel fire lookout tower on the mountain. The tower was placed into service in 1951, reporting 6 fires and 39 visitors. Due to the increased use of aerial detection, the tower ceased fire lookout operations at the end of the 1970 fire lookout season. Sometime in the 1970s, the tower was sold to a local communications company, which removed the tower cab for use as a communications antenna tower. The tower was removed in the Fall of 2016, and the site is not open to the public.[3]