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Ishpatina Fire Tower

History

An abandoned fire tower often referred to as the Ellis Tower, is still standing on the highest section of the Ridge (left). The original tower was an 80 ft structure erected in 1930. The successor, currently standing, is 100 ft high and was abandoned in the 1960s. The tower man would have resided in a cabin on the shore of Scarecrow Lake and would have hiked a 3.5 km trail daily taking approximately two hours to summit and a little over one hour to descend again.

Tags
  • Aermotor LL-25
  • Non-active
  • Ontario
  • Backcountry
  • Snow
  • Trail
Map
Discussion

Location

Greater Sudbury, ON, Canada

Year Built

NA

Elevation

Unknown

Coordinates

47° 19' 0.912" N
80° 44' 57.696" W

Status

Non-active

Verification Status

Not Verified

Published

Nov 5, 2022 @ 21:38

Last modified

Nov 5, 2022 @ 21:38

Ishpatina Fire Tower

Greater Sudbury, ON, Canada

History

An abandoned fire tower often referred to as the Ellis Tower, is still standing on the highest section of the Ridge (left). The original tower was an 80 ft structure erected in 1930. The successor, currently standing, is 100 ft high and was abandoned in the 1960s. The tower man would have resided in a cabin on the shore of Scarecrow Lake and would have hiked a 3.5 km trail daily taking approximately two hours to summit and a little over one hour to descend again.

Tags

  • Aermotor LL-25
  • Non-active

Details

Location

Greater Sudbury, ON, Canada

Year Built

NA

Elevation

Unknown

Latitude

47.31692

Longitude

-80.74936

Status

Non-active

Verification Status

Not Verified

Published

Nov 5, 2022 @ 21:38

Updated

Nov 5, 2022 @ 21:38

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