In the past, North Beacon was home to Dutchess ski area, and the remains of three ski trails can still be seen from the north.
Additionally there was once the Mount Beacon Incline Railway, which stopped running in 1978 but has since been added to the National Register of Historic Places.
Its track can still be seen going up the mountain and can be used to climb it, albeit steeply.
At various other times in the past this summit housed a restaurant, a casino and a hotel.

The mountains provided a key vantage point over West Point and Hudson River, lending it historic roles in the American Revolution.
Signal fires on the mountain gave both it and the nearby city their name.
In 1901 the local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution erected a monument at the site of the original signal fire near the summit of North Beacon.
In the past, North Beacon was home to Dutchess ski area, and the remains of three ski trails can still be seen from the north. Additionally there was once the Mount Beacon Incline Railway, which stopped running in 1978 but has since been added to the National Register of Historic Places. Its track can still be seen going up the mountain and can be used to climb it, albeit steeply. At various other times in the past this summit housed a restaurant, a casino and a hotel.
The mountains provided a key vantage point over West Point and Hudson River, lending it historic roles in the American Revolution. Signal fires on the mountain gave both it and the nearby city their name. In 1901 the local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution erected a monument at the site of the original signal fire near the summit of North Beacon.
Beacon Mountain