Maine Firetower Peak list

[davy]

Does anybody have, or have a link to, the Maine firetower peak list?


Thanks Much

Dave

 

[Mohamed Ellozy]

Check the National Historic Lookout Register list, though it looks rather short to me.

 

[SherpaKroto]

Mohamed: 3 that I can think of that are missing are Old Speck, COP-Snow and West Kennebago. There is also a tower on Bald Mtn (thanks GO!), but I would not call it a Fire tower.

I'd also be interested in seeing this complete list!

 

[davy]

Maine Firetower Peak List

I found a great link, lots of info, and many orginal tower pictures and current status:



http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/4192/fflo.htm

 

[Papa Bear]

Don't forget that "tower" on Mount Abraham. I'm not sure what it was ever used for. It was too feeble for me to attempt climbing it and only 10 - 15' high as I recall. Anyone know the story of this tower? It's listed in that link as a fire lookout tower but it's hard to imagine anyone standing or sitting up there for any length of time.

Mount Abraham "tower"

Pb

 

[Papa Bear]

The picture was taken on September 18, 2002 at 2:08 PM (love digital picture meta data).

Here it is with caption and date.

Pb

 

[Nadine]

Nice find on the web site Davy. Some cool pix and lots of info.

 

[RoySwkr]

I found a great link, lots of info, and many orginal tower pictures and current status:

http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/4192/fflo.htm

Dave Hilton who developed that website (and also wrote a book on Maine fire towers "From Allagash to York County" died last year. There is a memorial to him at Mt. Agamenticus. I would suggest that you grab any info you want from the web site as it may go away any time.

There are errors in both book and website (for example not 1 but 2 collapsed towers at Camp Colby) and he has collected a lot of stuff for a 2nd edition which now may not happen.