Lookout Details

Registry Numbers	US 729, NC 23 (view other lookouts in United States, North Carolina)
Date Registered	April 2, 2008
Nominated by	Peter J. Barr
Location	Nantahala National Forest Macon County, North Carolina
Coordinates	N 35° 16.619' W 083° 34.640' (view using Google Maps) N 35° 16' 37" W 083° 34' 38" N 35.276990° W 083.577330°
Elevation	4,626 ft (1,410 m)
Built	1936
Administered by	U.S. Forest Service
Cooperators	Nantahala Ranger District and Nantahala Hiking Club

Description

A popular landmark on the Appalachian Trail in the Nantahala National Forest, Wesser Bald Lookout was a 14’x14’ live-in cab with catwalk on a 30’ metal tower built in 1936. Burned by vandals in 1979, and the Forest Service replaced the cab with a viewing platform in 1993.