Mount Pisgah (Kennebec County, Maine) Explained

Mount Pisgah
Elevation Ft:	815
Location:	Winthrop, Maine, U.S.
Map:	USA Maine
Coordinates:	44.3067°N -70.0181°W
Topo:	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]

History

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]

, the Kennebec Land Trust was expanding the trail.^{[5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kennebec County ME Peaks List. listsofjohn.com. 2019-07-17.
2. Web site: Mt. Pisgah Conservation Area. Kennebec Land Trust. en-US. 2019-07-17.
3. Web site: Mt. Pisgah Conservation Area. Kennebec Land Trust. en-US. 2019-07-17.
4. Web site: Mount Pisgah Fire Tower National Historic Lookout Register. nhlr.org. 2019-07-17.
5. Web site: Expansion of Mount Pisgah trails reaches halfway point. Eichacker. Charles. 2017-08-07. Press Herald. 2019-07-18.
6. Web site: Kennebec Land Trust expands trail system on Mount Pisgah in Winthrop. Writer. Charles EichackerStaff. 2017-08-06. Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel. 2019-07-18.