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Climbing the Abandoned Butt Mountain Fire Tower - Mountain Lake, VA
This video showcases the current state of the Fire Tower atop Butt Mountain, located in Giles County, VA.
IF YOU CHOOSE TO CLIMB THE TOWER: YOU ARE DOING IT ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK, THIS VIDEO IN NO WAY IS ENDORSING THE ACT OF CLIMBING THIS STRUCTURE.
If you have footage of abandoned fire towers or other structures within the Appalachian mountains that you wish to share with us, please reach out to our email, linked on our channel's main page. Thank you!
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Smith Mountain Fire Tower - Smith Mountain Lake, VA
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The Smith Mountain Fire Tower overlooks Smith Mountain Lake in Bedford County, VA. The tower is an Aermotor MC-39 measured at 59 feet and four inches from the ground to the floor of the cab. The tower can be reached via a service road that is open to foot traffic only from the northeast, but the tower itself is not open for climbing as it has been repurposed for radio communications. In the win...
Abandoned Big Ridge Fire Tower - Lost River State Park
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This video showcases the current state of the Big Ridge Fire Tower in Lost River State Park, WV. The tower is a 60 foot tall Aermotor MC-39 series galvanized steel watchtower built in 1935. As of the publishing of this video, the tower is missing the first 18 feet of stairs, and climbing is discouraged. IF YOU CHOOSE TO CLIMB THE TOWER: YOU ARE DOING IT ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK. A note from th...