Fort Hunter is a hamlet in the town of Guilderland, Albany County, New York, United States.

Fort Hunter lies along New York Route 146 near the Albany-Schenectady county line.

The area of Fort Hunter was a part of the Pine Bush pine barrens, which once stretched west across Albany County from Albany to Schenectady.

The hamlet was first settled as an outpost in the early 19th century, the oldest sections being in the northern reaches near the Albany-Schenectady county line.

Generally, Fort Hunter is the area from Schenectady County south to US Route 20, and east to the Thruway (Interstate 90).