Kearsarge South Tower
(Photo courtesy Iris Baird)

Town: Warner
County: Merrimack
Mountain or Hill: Mount Kearsarge
Height above sea level: 2937 FT
Tower Structure Height: 27'
Latitude: 43-23-06
Longitude: 71-51-36
First date of operation: 1913
Operating Agency: NH Forestry Service
Type: Steel Tower

• 1913-present
• Equipped in 1913 by the NH Forestry Commission, originally with a ground stand supporting the panorama map. There had been a summer home and observatory on the summit earlier. In 1924 a 27' steel tower was built. There were repairs over the years, and in 1953-1954 the watchman built a larger cab on the tower to accommodate visitors. The station remains in service.
• The name Kearsarge is applied to both the Warner mountain and the one in Chatham. There has been a great deal of local controversy as to which is the "real" Kearsarge.