Stinson Mountain
(Photo courtesy Chet and Annie Hinkson)

Town: Rumney
County: Grafton
Mountain or Hill: Stinson Mountain
Height above sea level: 2870 FT
Tower Structure Height: 30'
Latitude: 43-50-06
Longitude: 71-46-61
First date of operation: 1927
Operating Agency: White Mtn. Nat. Forest
Type: Steel Tower

Stinson Mountain footings in Nov. 2016
(Photo courtesy Jack Kelley)

Stinson Mountain footings in Nov. 2016 - #2
(Photo courtesy Jack Kelley)

Stinson Mountain camp site in Nov. 2016
(Photo courtesy Jack Kelley)

Stinson Mountain lookout in 1911
(Photo courtesy Jack Kelley)

• 1927 - c 1967, rem 1985.
• Established in 1911, one of 6 towers constructed by the NH Timberland Owners, it was a 16' wooden tower. In 1927 a 27' steel tower was built. (The WMNF Administrative Atlas describes it as a 30' steel type, with cab type mod. R-7.) It remained in service until after 1967, and was dismantled and removed in 1985.