B-47 Stratojet aircraft during the 1950s. It also provided an ideal site to test the operability and maintainability of these weapon systems in extreme cold weather. Similar operations were also conducted with B-52 Stratofortress aircraft in the 1950s and 1960s.

In 1954, the 378 m 0 abbr=on Globecom Tower, a tower for military radio communication, was built at Northmountain. At the time of its completion, it was