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Fire lookout · Morris County, New Jersey

Greystone Station Fire Tower

Also known as WDHA-FM (Dover)

Morris County tower built by the state in 1937 with its top section moved from a 1920s Edison tower; now 92 feet and in active service per NHLR.

Visit & stay

Not rentable. As far as we know, this lookout cannot be booked for overnight stays.

Access

Access unknown

We do not know the access rules. Check with the land manager before you go.

Can you climb it?
Unknown
Road to the top?
Unknown
Staffing
Unknown

Facts

Status
Standing
Type
Cab on a tower1937 tower; top 47-foot section and 7x7 foot metal cab moved from a 1920s Edison fire tower, on an extended Aermotor base, 92 feet totalThe design: Aermotor
Built of
SteelGoing by its design; no source says so in words.
Built
1937
Height
92 ft (28.0 m)
Elevation
909 ft (277 m)
Agency
New Jersey Forest Fire Service
Land
State land
Location
Morris County, New Jersey
Coordinates
40.85568, −74.51150
This entry
VerifiedResearched, then checked independently. Updated 8 Oct 2026.
Firefinder id
us-nj-greystone

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History

Then and now

  1. 1937 BuiltBuilt by NJ Forest Fire Service; top section from 1920s Edison tower; Aermotor base extension brought height to 92 feet (NHLR)Source: nhlr.org
  2. No record between 1937 and 2004
  3. 2004 Added to the National Historic Lookout RegisterDate registered March 3, 2004 per NHLRSource: nhlr.org
  4. TodayStandingIt still stands, as far as our sources know.

Old maps of this spot

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Story

Researched 8 Oct 2026, fact-checked.

Greystone Station stands on Union Hill in Denville, Morris County.1 Among the fire towers in northern New Jersey, the registry says this one is the tallest.2

The New Jersey Forest Fire Service built the tower in 1937.2 Its upper part, a 47-foot section with a 7-by-7-foot metal cab, came from an older Edison fire tower from the 1920s. The Aermotor Co. provided an extended base, which lifted the rebuilt structure to 92 feet.2 Wikipedia's state list gives the height as 92 feet (28 meters) and the elevation as 909 feet.1

The registry says the tower remains in active service, and it recorded the site on March 3, 2004.2 The sources do not describe staffing hours, notable fires or visiting rules, so contact the Forest Fire Service before planning a trip.

  1. List of New Jersey Forest Fire Service fire towers, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_New_Jersey_Forest_Fire_Service_fire_towers (accessed 2026-10-08). ↩
  2. Greystone Station Fire Tower, National Historic Lookout Register, http://nhlr.org/lookouts/us/nj/greystone-station-fire-tower/ (accessed 2026-10-08). ↩

Photos

Photo of Greystone Station Fire Tower
Photo: National Historic Lookout Register (nhlr.org) · All rights reserved · source

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Sources

  1. National Historic Lookout Register (NHLR) Gave us: name, location, county, elevation, what it is built of, status, register numbers, agency, dates, photos, links National Historic Lookout Register (nhlr.org) · All rights reserved (American Resources, Inc.); facts extracted only, no prose copied. · retrieved 4 Oct 2026
  2. Wikipedia: List of New Jersey Forest Fire Service fire towers Gave us: type, height, ownership, links Wikipedia (NJFFS fire tower list) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikipedia). Facts only (register numbers, elevation, height, division, coordinates); article prose/notes not reproduced. Photos are Wikimedia Commons files, each with its own licence on its file page. · retrieved 4 Oct 2026
  3. FOREST LOOKOUTS -- eastern US (easternuslookouts.weebly.com) Gave us: links easternuslookouts.weebly.com · No licence stated; facts only (county, coordinates where the page's own map widget gives them, status, height, design hints, register links). The site's own historical quotes, newspaper citations and narrative are not reproduced. · retrieved 8 Oct 2026
  4. OpenStreetMap -- fire lookout structures Gave us: links © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL 1.0. (c) OpenStreetMap contributors. · retrieved 4 Oct 2026
  5. Firefinder research Gave us: summary, design, height, status, agency, dates, links, fact-check Firefinder research (sources cited in the story footnotes) · Our own research notes; each fact cites its source in the lookout's story

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