Maine Fire Lookouts

There are 143 known Maine Lookout sites
(Last updated 12/28/2009)

#	Tower	Location	County	Status	Condition	Cond Date	Tower Height	Install Date	Removal or Deterioration Date	Last Update
1	Abraham Mt.	Mt. Abraham Township	Franklin	Standing	Structure Only - No Cab	2009	20'	1 - 1924, 2 - 1936	N/A	7/22/2009
2	Agamenticus Mt.	York	York	Standing	Fair	2009	1 - 24', 2 - 47', 3 - 54'	1 - 1918, 2- 1934, 3 - 1941	1 - 1934, 2 - 1941, 3 - N/A	6/1/2009
3	Allagash Mt.	T7, R16	Piscataquis	Standing	Good	2009	1 - Unk, 2 - 27'	1 - 1916, 2 - 1924	N/A	7/11/2009
4	Almanac Mt.	Lakeville Plantation	Penobscot	Standing	Fair	2009	1 - 48', 2 - 60'	1 - 1914, 2 - 1967	1 - 1927, 2 - N/A	7/8/2009
5	Ararat Mt..	Topsham	Sagadhoc	Standing	Good	2009	47'	1 - 1931	N/A	7/8/2009
6	Atherton Hill	Windham	Cumberland	Gone	N/A	N/A	60'	1 - 1946	Removed and shipped to CT in 2000	6/16/2006
7	Attean Mt.	Attean Township	Somerset	Gone	N/A	N/A	Unknown	1 - 1905	Removed prior to 1932	5/23/2006
8	Aziscoos	Lincoln Plantation	Oxford	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - Ground, 2 - 10', 3 - 24', 4 - 24'	1 - 1910, 2 - 1917, 3 - 1919, 4 - 1929	Purposely collapsed between 1976 and 1985. Removed 2004	4/5/2006
9	Bald Mt.	Baring	Washington	Gone	N/A	N/A	100'	Circa 1937	Removed circa 1960 as it was rotten and unsafe	8/2/2006
10	Barren Mt.	Elliotsville Plantation	Piscataquis	Standing	Structure Only - No Cab	2009	48'	1951	N/A	8/17/2009
11	Bear Mt.	Hartford	Oxford	Gone	N/A	N/A	40'	1934	Dismantled sometime between late 1950 and 1961	3/4/2006
12	Beatle Mt.	T7, R9	Piscataquis	Standing	Structure Only - No Cab	2009	1 - Ground, 2 - 12', 3 - 48'	1 - 1913, 2 - 1917,3 - 1930	N/A	6/9/2009
13	Beech Mt.	Southwest Harbor	Hancock	Standing	Good	2009	1 - Ground, 2 - 20'	1 - 1943, 2 - 1962	N/A	7/9/2009
14	Big Moose Mt. (Squaw)	T2, R6	Piscataquis	Standing	Bad	2009	1 - 22', 2 - 12'	1 - 1905, 2 - 1919	N/A	8/17/2009
15	Big Spencer Mt	Spencer Bay Township	Piscataquis	Standing	Structure Only - No Cab	2009	1 - 20', 2 - 12 '	1 - 1906, 2 - 1927	N/A	12/17/2009
16	Bigelow Mt.	Dead River Township	Somerset	Standing	Poor	2009	1 - Unk, 2 - 38' (lowered 20' in the 30's), 3 - Ground	1 - 1905, 2 - 1917, 3 - 1965	N/A	7/25/2009
17	Black Cat Mt.	T1, R9	Piscataquis	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - 60'	1 - 1919	Removed and re-located to Trout Mountain in 1931	3/3/2006
18	Blackstrap Hill	Falmouth	Cumberland	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - 60'	1 - 1931	Re-located to Opportunity Hill in 1942	3/3/2006
19	Blue Hill	Blue Hill	Hancock	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - 60'	1 - 1951	Removed at the landowner's request in 2005	1/3/2006
20	Boarstone Mt.	Elliotsville Plantation	Piscataquis	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - Ground	1 - 1913	Removed at the landowner's request in 1950	7/30/2006
21	Boundary Bald Mt.	T4, R3	Somerset	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - Unk, 2 - 15', 3 - 35	1 - 1911, 2 - 1914, 3 - 1937	Collapsed between 1971 and 1976	7/30/2006
22	Burnt Mt.	T5, R10	Piscataquis	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - 40'	1 - 1924	Removed between 2004 and 2005	7/30/2006
23	Camp Colby	T6, R7	Piscataquis	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - 10'	Circa 1942	Collapsed between 1989 and 1999	4/8/2006
24	Carr Pond Mt.	T13, R8	Aroostook	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - 48'	1 - 1925	Collapsed between 1998 and 2003	10/30/2007
25	Cedar Mt.	Parsonsfield	York	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - 48'	1- 1919	Moved to Effingham NH in 1922	3/8/2006
26	Center Mt.	T4, R10	Piscataquis	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - 12'	1 - 1919	Unknown	2/6/2006
27	Chase Hill	Canaan	Somerset	Standing	Good	2009	1 - 60"	1 - 1931	N/A	4/30/2009
28	Chase Mt.	Mt. Chase Township	Penobscot	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - Unk, 2 - 16'	1 - 1909, 2 - 1917	Relocated to the Patten Lumbermans Museum in 2001	8/18/2006
29	Chick Hill (Peaked Mtn)	Clifton	Penobscot	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - 35'	1 - 1947	Removed between 1976 and 1993	9/23/2006
30	City Camps	T4, R9	Piscataquis	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - Ground	1 - 1912	Site abandoned circa 1914	4/29/2006
31	Clear Lake	T10, R11	Piscataquis	Standing	Fair	2009	1 - 24'	1 - 1929	N/A	11/1/2009
32	Cobb Hill (Burke Hill or Lookout Mountain)	Lee	Penobscot	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - Ground	1 - 1913	Removed in the 1930s and attached to a cottage on #3 pond	6/3/2006
33	Coburn Mt.	Upper Enchanted township	Somerset	Standing	Structure Only - Observation	2009	1 - Unk, 2 - 24', 3 - 24'	1 - 1910, 2 - 1914, 3 - 1938	N/A	5/27/2009
34	Cook Hill	Vassalboro	Kennebec	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - 60'	1 -1949	Disassembled in 2000 and placed in storage	4/3/2009
35	Cooper Hill (West Ridge)	Cooper	Washington	Standing	Poor	2009	1 - 52', 2 - 70, 3 - 80'	1 - 1913, 2 - 1925, 3 - 1937	N/A	10/5/2009
36	Deasey Mt.	T3, R7	Penobscot	Standing	Good	2009	1 - Ground	1 - 1929	N/A	6/19/2009
37	Deboullie Mt.	T15, R9	Aroostook	Standing	Fair	2009	1 - Unk, 2 - 12', 3 - 48'	1 - 1919 2 - 1921, 3 - 1929	N/A	6/22/2009
38	Dedham Bald	Dedham	Hancock	Standing	Fair	2009	1 - 60'	1 - 1921	N/A	7/25/2009
39	Deer Mt.	T4, R2	Oxford	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - 39'	1 - 1915, 2 -1926	Dismantled and Removed in 1950	9/2/2006
40	Depot Mt.	T14, R16	Aroostook	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - Tree, 2 - 60'	1 - 1909, 2 - 1914	Removed between 1995 and 2005	5/22/2006
41	Dill Ridge	Lakeville Plantation	Penobscot	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - 48'	1 - 1927	Moved back to Almanac Mtn in 1967	6/5/2006
42	Doubletop Mt.	T3, R10	Piscataquis	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - Unk, 2 - 48'	1 - 1913, 2 - 1918	Toppled between 1955 and 1979, removed between 1996 and 2003	6/1/2006
43	Flagstaff Mt.	Flagstaff Plantation	Somerset	Standing	Structure Only - No Cab	2009	1 - 50'	1 - 1917	N/A	5/15/2009
44	Frye Mt.	Montville	Waldo	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - 20'	1 - 1931	Dissasembled in 2002 and moved to Swan Island	4/7/2006
45	Grand Lake Stream (Indian Hill)	Grand Lake Stream Twshp	Washington	Standing	Fair	2009	1 - 32'	1 - 1934	N/A	12/3/2009
46	Green Mt.	Dolebrook Township	Somerset	Standing	Bad	2009	1 - Unk, 2 - 60'	1 - 1913, 2 - 1920	N/A	9/21/2009
47	Hardwood Mt.	T9, R18	Somerset	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - 75'	1 - 1916	Cab was removed in 1986 and tower removed a few years later	9/21/2009
48	Harris Mt.	Dixmont	Penobscot	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - 43'	1 - 1945	Removed in 2006. Some parts of the tower moved to the PA Forest Fire Museum	8/22/2006
49	Haystack Mt.	Castle Hill	Aroostook	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - Unk	1 - 1914	Dismantled and burned in 1918	6/14/2006
50	Hedgehog Mt.	T15, R6	Aroostook	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - 24'	1 - 1910	Removed in 1978	5/14/2006
51	High Cut Hill	Garland	Penobscot	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - 65'	1 - 1944	Removed between 1971 and 1972	6/7/2006
52	Horeshoe Mt. (Rocky Brook)	T11, R10	Aroostook	Standing	Structure Only - No Cab	2009	1 - 20', 2 - 45'	1 - 1935, 2 - 1951	N/A	9/5/2009
53	Horse Mt.	T6, R8	Penobscot	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - 10', 2 - 15'	1 - 1915, 2 - 1917	Torn down and burned by BSP in 1999	2/19/2006
54	Howe Brook	T8, R3	Aroostook	Standing	Structure Only - No Cab	2009	1 - 75'	1 - 1930	N/A	8/16/2009
55	Hunt Mt..	T3, R7	Penobscot	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - 60'	1 - Unknown	Moved to Lawler Hill in 1931	2/27/2006
56	Johnston Hill	Bremen	Lincoln	Standing	Fair	2009	1 - 60'	1 - 1948	N/A	4/30/2009
57	Jo-Mary Mt.	TA, R10	Piscataquis	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - Unk, 2 - Unk	1 - 1913	Removed in the 1920s	7/12/2006
58	Katahdin Mt.	T3, R9	Piscataquis	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - Ground	1 - 1913	Discontinued in 1920	4/4/2006
59	Kelley Mt.	Brighton Township	Somerset	Standing	Bad	2009	1 - 40'	1 - 1925	N/A	5/16/2009
60	Kibby Mt.	T1, R7	Franklin	Standing	Structure Only - Observation	2008	1 - Unk, 2 - 50, 3 - 60', 4 - 60'	1 - 1906, 2 - 1914, 3 - 1926	N/A	6/12/2008
61	Kineo Mt.	Day's Academy Grant	Somerset	Standing	Structure Only - Observation	2009	1 - 10', 2 - 20', 3 - 64'	1 - 1910, 2 - 1915, 3 - 1917	N/A	7/15/2009
62	Lawler Hill	Benedicta	Aroostook	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - 28', 2 - 60'	1 - 1914, 2 - 1931	Removed in 1978	8/20/2006
63	Lead Mt.	T28 MD	Hancock	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - Unk, 2 - 36'	1 - 1910, 2 - 1914	Removed in 1996	9/24/2006
64	Lily Bay Mt.	Frenchtown Township	Piscataquis	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - 40'	1 - 1915	Abandoned in 1918	12/11/2005
65	Little Russel Mt.	T5, R16	Somerset	Standing	Structure Only - No Cab	2009	1 - 48'	1 - 1920	N/A	9/21/2009
66	Littles Mt.	Edmunds	Washington	Standing	Fair	2009	1 - 40', 2 - 65'	1 - 1951, 2 - 1963	N/A	7/9/2009
67	Mattamiscontis Mt.	T3, R9 NWP	Penobscot	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - Unk, 2 - 48'	1 - 1914, 2 - 1917	Unknown	5/23/2000
68	May Mt. (Robinson)	Island Falls	Aroostook	Standing	Structure Only - No Cab	2009	1 - 48'	1 - 1920	N/A	7/29/2009
69	McLain Mt.	Waite	Washington	Gone	N/A	N/A	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	8/18/2006
70	Medford Mt.(Wentworth Hill)	Medford	Piscataquis	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - 60'	1 - 1950	Moved to a PA private landowner in 2005	4/18/2006
71	Millinocket Hill	Millinocket	Penobscot	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - 30'	1 - 1934	Circa 1955	5/1/2006
72	Mitchell Mt.	Haynesville	Aroostook	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - 36', 2 - 36'	1 - 1918, 2 - 1927	Abandoned in 1950	8/18/2006
73	Mitten Mt. (Milton)	Centerville	Washington	Standing	Poor	2009	1 - 20', 2 - 60'	1 - 1930c, 2 - 1948	N/A	7/7/2009
74	Moxie Bald Mt.	T2, R3	Somerset	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - Ground, 2 - 12'	1 - 1910, 2 - 1919	Removed by the Maine Forest Service in 1994	2/21/2006
75	Mt. Blue	Weld	Franklin	Standing	Structure Only - No Cab	2009	1 - 40'	1 - 1932	N/A	10/15/2009
76	Mt. Hill (Haskell Hill)	Jefferson	Lincoln	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - 47', 2 - 50'	1 - 1928, 2 - 1931	Moved to a private landowner in 2007	8/1/2007
77	Mt. Hope	Sanford	York	Standing	Good	2009	1 - 72'	1 - 1962	N/A	4/14/2009
78	Mulcalsea Mt.	T5, R16	Somerset	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - Unk	1 - 1913	Abandoned in 1920	9/21/2009
79	Musquacook Mt.	T14, R12	Aroostook	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - 60'	1 - 1925	Moved to Round Pond Mountain in 1946	4/18/2006
80	Musquash Mt.	Topsfield	Washington	Standing	Bad	2009	1 - Unk, 2 - 36', 3 - ?	1 - 1913, 2 - 1928, 3 - ?	N/A	8/10/2009
81	Norway Bluff	T9, R9 WELS	Piscataquis	Standing	Good	2009	1 - 24'	1 - 1914	N/A	7/11/09
82	Nulhedus Mt.	T4, R17	Somerset	Standing	Structure Only - No Cab	2009	1 - 60'	1 - 1914	N/A	9/21/2009
83	Number 4 Mt.	Frenchtown Township	Piscataquis	Standing	Structure Only - No Cab	2009	1 - Unk, 2 - 48'	1 - 1913, 2 - 1925	N/A	5/24/2009
84	Number 5 Mt.	T6, R7	Somerset	Standing	Poor	2009	1 - 47'	1 - 1933	N/A	8/19/2009
85	Number 9 Mt.	TD, R2	Aroostook	Standing	Good	2009	1 - Unk, 2 - 10', 3 - 36'	1 - 1914, 2 - 1915, 3 - 1919	N/A	8/16/2009
86	Oak Hill	T8, R5	Aroostook	Standing	Good	2009	1 - 75'	1 - 1924	N/A	8/16/2009
87	Old Speck Mt.	Grafton Notch	Oxford	Standing	Structure Only - Observation	2009	1 - Unk, 2 - 40'	1 - 1914, 2 - 1919	N/A	9/27/2009
88	Opportunity Farm	New Gloucester	Cumberland	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - 50'	1 - 1942	Disassembled in 1997. The steel went to Bald Hill in Rangeley. The cab sits on private property on Fryeburg.	7/30/2006
88A	Oquossoc Bald	Rangeley	Franklin	Standing	Structure Only - Observation	2009	1 - 60', 2 - 24'	1 - Unk, 2 - 1999	N/A	3/09/09
89	Ossipee Hill	Waterboro	York	Standing	Fair	2009	1 - 35', 1 - 35'	1 - 1918, 2 - 1947	N/A	7/1/2009
90	Otter Lake Mountain	T3, R4	Aroostook	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - Unk, 2 - 48'	1 - 1912, 2 - 1918	Unknown	11/3/1999
91	Oxbow	T9, R6	Aroostook	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - 20'	1 - 20's	Unknown	10/8/1999
92	Passadumkeag Mt.	Grand Falls Plantation	Penobscot	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - 36'	1 - 1919	Toppled between 1978 and 2000	8/7/2006
93	Peakaboo Mt.	Weston	Aroostook	Standing	Good	2009	1 - 59'	1 - 1950	N/A	7/19/2009
94	Peaked Mt.	T30 MD	Washington	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - 36'	1 - 1932	Removed between 1993 and 1999	7/28/2005
95	Picket Mt.	Lang Plantation	Franklin	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - Unk	1 - 1917	Unknown	6/19/1996
96	Pirate Hill	T11, R3 NBBP	Washington	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - 60'	1 - 1925	Removed between 1969 and 1998	6/1/1998
97	Pisgah Mt.	Winthrop	Kennebec	Standing	Good	2009	1 - 60'	1 - 1949	N/A	7/12/2009
98	Pleasant Mt.	Denmark	Oxford	Standing	Good	2009	1 - 48'	1 - 1920	N/A	9/27/2009
99	Pleasant Pond Mt.	Caratunk Plantation	Somerset	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - Unk, 2 - 35'	1 - 1910, 2 - 1917	Moved to Barren Mountain in 1951	7/14/2006
100	Poccomoonshine Mt.	Princeton	Washington	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - 58', 2 - 73'	1 - 1917, 2 - 1934	Removed in the 1970's	7/13/2006
101	Pogey Mt.	T4, R8	Piscataquis	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - Unk	1 - 1916	Collapsed before the early 90s	9/8/2006
102	Priestly Mt.	T10, R13	Piscataquis	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - 22', 2 - 24'	1 - 1910, 2- 1929	Removed in 7/09 to make room for a communications tower	9/21/2009
103	Ragged Mt.	T4, Indian Purchase	Penobscot	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - Unk, 2 - 36'	1 - 1910, 2 - 1918	Between 2003 and 2006	9/20/2006
104	Ridley Hill	Shapliegh	York	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - 50'	1 - 1940	Removed at the landowners request in 1963	10/15/2006
105	Rocky Mountain	T18, R12	Aroostook	Standing	Fair	2009	1 - Unk, 2 - 10', 3 - 48'	1 - 1907, 2 - 1917, 3 - 1921	N/A	5/3/2009
106	Rollins Mt.	Lincoln	Penobscot	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - Unk, 2 - 83'	1 - 1913, 2 - 1951	Abandoned in 1970s	5/7/2006
107	Roost (The Roost)	Batchelders Grant	Oxford	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - Unk	1 - 1940	Abandoned in the early 1940s	5/9/2006
108	Ross Mt.	T10, R16	Aroostook	Standing	Fair	2009	1 - 60'	1 - 1914	N/A	9/21/2009
109	Round Mt.	Alder Stream Twp	Franklin	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - Unk	1 - Unk	Unknown	3/7/2006
110	Round Mt.	T11, R8	Aroostook	Standing	Structure Only - No Cab	2009	1 - Unk, 2 - Unk, 3 - 48'	1 - 1909, 2, 1916, 3 - 1918	N/A	9/5/2009
111	Round Pond Mt.	T13, R12	Aroostook	Standing	Structure Only - Observation	2009	1 - 65'	1 - 1946	N/A	9/16/2009
112	Sabao Mt.	T41 MD	Hancock	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - 36'	1 - 1937	Prior to 1973	6/5/2003
113	Sabattus Mt.	Lovell	Oxford	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - 60'	1 - 1939	Dissassembled in 1962 and moved to Mount Hope	4/1/2006
114	Saddleback Mt.	Sandy River Plantation	Franklin	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - 36'	1 - 1913	Mid 70s	5/30/2006
115	Sally Mt.	Attean Township	Somerset	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - 20', 2 - 20'	1 - 1908, 2 - 1909	Abandoned in 1933	7/1/2007
116	Sargent Mt.	Bar Harbor	Hancock	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - Ground	1 - 1941	Abandoned circa 1950	6/5/1996
117	Schoodic Mt.	T9 SD	Hancock	Standing	Structure Only - No Cab	2009	1 - Ground, 2- 24'	1 - 1914, 2 - 1920	N/A	8/18/2009
118	Snow Mt. (Chain of Ponds)	Alder Stream Twp	Franklin	Standing	Structure Only - No Cab	2009	1 - Unk, 2 - 24'	1 - 1910, 2 - 1914	N/A	7/10/09
119	Soper Mt.	T8, R12	Piscataquis	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - Unk, 2 - 12', 3 - 27'	1 - 1909, 2 - 1916, 3- 1924	Unknown	9/24/2006
120	Soubunge Mt.	T4, R11	Piscataquis	Standing	Structure Only - No Cab	2009	1 - 12, 2 - 16'	1 - 1918, 2 - 1919	N/A	5/26/2009
121	Speckled Mt.	Stoneham	Oxford	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - Unk, 2 - 15', 3 - 36', 4 - 40'	1 - 1914, 2 - 1917, 3 - 1919, 4 - 1933	Re-located to Streaked Mountain in 1987	3/4/2006
122	Spoon Mt.	T8, R7	Penobscot	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - 30', 2 - 45', 3 - 50'	1 - 1916, 2 - 1920, 3 - 1936	Cut down in 1978 and left.	9/24/2006
123	Spruce Mt.	Woodstock	Oxford	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - Unk	1 - Unk	Unknown	6/5/1996
124	Squa-Pan Mt. (Squa-Pan Knob); (Hedgehog Mtn.)	T11, R4	Aroostook	Standing	Structure Only - No Cab	2009	1 - 26', 2 - 48'	1 - 1918, 2 - 1926	N/A	8/16/2009
125	Stockholm Mt.	Stockholm	Aroostook	Standing	Good	2009	1 - 75'	1 - 1924	N/A	9/6/2009
126	Storey Hill	Wade	Aroostook	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - 25'	1 - 1950	Circa 1995	6/5/1996
127	Streaked Mt.	Buckfield	Oxford	Standing	Good	2009	1 - 34', 2 - 37'	1 - 1950, 2 - 1987	N/A	3/16/2009
128	Taylor Hill	Alexander	Washington	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - Cupola	1 - 1913	Circa 1936	4/15/2006
129	Three Brooks Mt.	T15, R6	Aroostook	Standing	Structure Only - No Cab	2009	1 - 48'	1 - 1914	N/A	7/29/2009
130	Trout Brook Mt.	T6, R9	Piscataquis	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - 12'	1 - 1910	Burned in 1913	6/5/1996
131	Trout Mt.	T2, R9	Piscataquis	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - 60'	1 - 1931	Toppled between 1972 and 1995	4/15/2003
132	Tug Mt.	T30 MD	Washington	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - Unk	1 - 1913	Abandoned circa 1928	6/5/1996
133	Tumbledown Mt.	T5, R6 BKP WKR	Somerset	Standing	Structure Only - No Cab	2008	1 - Unk, 2 - 24'	1 - 1910, 2 - 1914	N/A	9/1/2008
134	Wadleigh Mt.	T1, R12	Piscataquis	Standing	Fair	2009	1 - 36'	1 - 1927	N/A	8/182009
135	Washington Bald Mt.	T42 MD	Washington	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - 55', 2 - 70	1 - 1918, 2 - 1934	New Landowner cut it down in 2007	11/20/2007
136	Wesley Mt. (Day Hill)	Wesley	Washington	Standing	Bad	2009	1 - Unk, 2 - 50'	1 - 1910, 2 - 1937	N/A	10/3/2009
137	West Kennebago Mt.	Upper Cupsuptic Township	Oxford	Standing	Good	2009	1 - Unk, 2- 24'	1 - 1911, 2 - 1914	N/A	8/9/2009
138	White Cap Mt.	T7, R10 NWP	Piscataquis	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - 12', 2 - 12', 3 - 24'	1 - 1906, 2 - 1914, 3- 1920	Removed in 1993	11/12/2006
139	Whitney Hill (Macwahoc)	Macwahoc Plantation	Aroostook	Standing	Poor	2009	1 - 73'	1 - 1929	N/A	11/18/2009
140	Williams Mt.	Misery Township	Somerset	Standing	Poor	2009	1 - Unk, 2 - 48'	1 - 1911, 2 - 1914	N/A	5/27/2009
141	York Hill	New Sharon	Franklin	Standing	Poor	2006	1 - 65'	1 - 1948	N/A	5/26/2006
142	Zircon Mt.	Milton Township	Oxford	Gone	N/A	N/A	1 - 60'	1 - 1922	Cab and Lightning Shack burned in 1975, Steel cut down in and left in 1976	5/15/2009

	Total Sites	Total Standing Active	Total Standing Inactive	Total No Longer Standing
Totals	143	3	61	79

Notes:

-This list was updated for 2009. The FFLA Maine Chapter performed a state-wide survey of all towers in 2009 ending on 12/28/2009

-Tower numbers coorespond to the tower map. The map is not currently clickable, but this feature will be added in the future.

-There are 10 additional tower sites that are being researched currently that are not listed here at this time. If and when they are confirmed, they will be added here.

-Mount Agamenticus, Mount Hope, and Ossipee Hill in York county continue to be staffed by volunteers.

-Corrections, additions, and comments are encouraged. Send to Bill Cobb at cobbw@charter.net

Planned 2010 Tower Removals

Almanac Mountain tower will be removed due to deteriorating condition
Cooper Hill will be removed to make way for a new radio tower.
Bigelow Mountain tower is being recommended for removal by the Maine State DOC
Mount Abraham tower is being recommended for removal by the Maine State DOC

Restoration Candidates/Projects

Big Moose Mountain tower restoration is an on-going effort that is currently on hold. We hope to have movement on this one in 2010.
Grand Lake Stream tower is being considered for a restoration project.
Carr Pond Mountain tower move and restoration is a project that is currently on hold and may see movement in 2010

Tower Survey Key:

+ - National Historic Lookout Register
? - Not Confirmed

Last Update - The last time the tower was confirmed standing if its a "Standing" tower or the last time information was gathered on the tower if its a "Gone" tower.

1 - , 2 - denotes tower #1 or tower #2 in history for those sites that have had multiple

2009 Tower Survey Results

Summary:
Total Known Tower Sites – 143
Total Towers Still Standing – 64
Total Towers Gone or Removed - 79

Of the 64 Standing Towers:
Standing Steel Only, No Cab – 19
Standing Steel Converted to Observ. - 6
Standing Steel and Cab – 38
Standing Wooden Enclosed – 1

Average Condition of the 39 Standing
Towers with Cabs:
Good Condition – 15
Fair Condition – 12
Poor Condition – 7
Bad Condition – 5

2009 Removals/Cab Loses
Priestly Mountain was removed in July 2009 to make way for a new communications complex.

Big Spencer Mountain lost it's cab in December 2009 due to it's extensive deterioration and high winds.

Dave Hilton Web Site Update - 12/17/2009

Dave Hilton, FFLA Maine Historian and author of FROM YORK TO THE ALLAGASH, Forest Fire Lookouts of Maine, previously maintained a Fire Lookout website on Geocities. After Dave died suddenly in 2003, this website became inactive and unmanaged. In October 2009, Yahoo assumed control of all Geocities websites and elimated all free website space. The site then went off the air.

Since that time, FFLA has secured permission from the Hilton family to host and use the material on that website. The Maine Fire Tower portion of Dave's website can be found at this link -

From York to the Allagash-Forest Fire Lookouts of Maine

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