Mount Pisgah | |
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Winthrop, Maine, U.S. | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 815 ft (248 m) |
Coordinates | 44°18′24″N 70°01′05″W / 44.30667°N 70.01806°W |
Geography | |
Location | Winthrop, Maine, U.S. |
Topo map | USGS Winthrop |
Mount Pisgah is a mountain located in the town of Winthrop, Maine. Its summit is the fifth highest in Kennebec County. [1]
A popular hiking loop, made up of the .7 mile Tower Trail and 1.3 mile Blueberry Trail, provides access to a fire tower at the top of Mount Pisgah. The tower offers a 360° view reaching from the Camden Hills in the East to New Hampshire's Mount Washington in the West. [2]
Ezekiel Holmes, an American agriculturalist and politician known as the "father of Maine agriculture" resided on Mt. Pisgah in the mid 1800s. [3]
From 1949-1992 the Maine Forest Service operated a fire lookout on Mount Pisgah. The 60’ Aermotor fire tower is owned and maintained by the Town of Winthrop and the Kennebec Land Trust and open to the public [4]
As of 2017 [update], the Kennebec Land Trust was expanding the trail. [5] [6]
Mount Pisgah | |
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Winthrop, Maine, U.S. | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 815 ft (248 m) |
Coordinates | 44°18′24″N 70°01′05″W / 44.30667°N 70.01806°W |
Geography | |
Location | Winthrop, Maine, U.S. |
Topo map | USGS Winthrop |
Mount Pisgah is a mountain located in the town of Winthrop, Maine. Its summit is the fifth highest in Kennebec County. [1]
A popular hiking loop, made up of the .7 mile Tower Trail and 1.3 mile Blueberry Trail, provides access to a fire tower at the top of Mount Pisgah. The tower offers a 360° view reaching from the Camden Hills in the East to New Hampshire's Mount Washington in the West. [2]
Ezekiel Holmes, an American agriculturalist and politician known as the "father of Maine agriculture" resided on Mt. Pisgah in the mid 1800s. [3]
From 1949-1992 the Maine Forest Service operated a fire lookout on Mount Pisgah. The 60’ Aermotor fire tower is owned and maintained by the Town of Winthrop and the Kennebec Land Trust and open to the public [4]
As of 2017 [update], the Kennebec Land Trust was expanding the trail. [5] [6]