Barren Mountain Lookout
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Status: Standing Lookout/cab-less
Elevation: 2,640 feet
Prominence: 1,520 feet
State: Maine
County: Piscataquis
AT Access: Trail over the summit
Lookout History
In 1941, a team from the Coast and Geodetic Survey visited the summit placing benchmarks. No mentions of any structures at that time. They did use (likely build) a 15-foot pole tower to make their survey lines.
In 1951, the steel Pleasant Pond Mountain tower was moved to Barren Mountain.
In 1955, a team from the Coast and Geodetic Survey visited and described the tower as a Maine Forest Service lookout tower that is constructed of four steel legs with an 8 foot square house on top that is painted white, and about 40 feet in height.
In 1965 there was an active lookout man working according to a AT hiker journal.
The tower is still standing but no cab.
Barren Mountain is the first big peak along the 100-mile wilderness section of the Appalachian Trail. The cab is gone but the tower remains.
Showing Appalachian Trail route over Barren Mountain
Barron Mountain Lookout
Looking up at Barren Mountain from the Barren Ledges
At the top of the tower
Lake Onawa
Barren Mountain Tower
Looking down the tower
Trail on Barren Mountain
Long Pond and White Cap Mountain
Looking North
Barren Mountain Benchmark
Barren Mountain Tower
Base of tower
Looking West toward the Barren Mountain Ledges (on left at end of the ridge)
Phone line going up Barren Mountain
Eyebolt and white blaze
Cab roof tossed to the side
Summit sign
