Hanging Rock Raptor Observatory
on Peter's Mountain in MonroeCounty, West Virginia, is a former fire tower now used to monitor raptor migration.
Every year, starting around the first of September, volunteers man the tower to
watch for migrating hawks, eagles, falcons, and ospreys. The building shown in the
photo, built in 1972, was destroyed by fire on
February 10, 1996. It was rebuilt in the summer of 1997 using the original plans. Please let us know if you have anything you wish to contribute to these pages, or if you have suggestions on how to improve them.