Mount Prospect Lookout
US 43, NH 2
Lookout Details
| Registry Numbers | US 43, NH 2 (view other lookouts in United States, New Hampshire) |
| Date Registered | August 8, 1992 |
| Nominated by | Stephen J. Cummings, NE Rep., NHLR; Mark W. MacDonald, President, Weeks State Park Association |
| Location |
Weeks State Park Coos County, New Hampshire |
| Coordinates |
N 44° 27.049' W 071° 34.266' (view using Google Maps) N 44° 27' 03" W 071° 34' 16" N 44.450823° W 071.571100° |
| Elevation | 2,042 ft (622 m) |
| Administered by | NH Dept. of Resources and Economic Development |
| Cooperators | NH Division of Forests and Lands; Weeks State Park Association |
Description
Mount Prospect Lookout is a stone tower that is probably unique in the nation. Part of the summer estate of U.S. Senator John W. Weeks (author of the Weeks Act which created eastern National Forests), the structure was built as a private observation tower in 1912. When the estate became a State Park in 1941, the New Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands added a round, enclosed lookout cab which remains in active service.
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