Wesser Bald Fire Tower
Landmark And Historical Building
Why pick this one
Wesser Bald Fire Tower offers a four-mile Appalachian Trail roundtrip to a 30-foot observation tower with 360-degree mountain views.
Best for
- Appalachian Trail day hikes
- 360-degree views of the Smoky Mountains and Nantahala National Forest
- visiting a historic 1936 fire lookout site
- hikers seeking a gradual, steady climb to a mountain summit
Look elsewhere if
- visitors seeking a drive-up observation tower
- visitors unable to complete a four-mile roundtrip hike
Specialties
- historic fire lookout tower
- Appalachian Trail day hike
- 360-degree mountain views
What makes them different
- 30-foot observation tower atop Wesser Bald
- 360-degree views of Nantahala National Forest and the Great Smoky Mountains
- Original tower built in 1936 by the Civilian Conversation Corps
- Current observation deck installed by the USFS in the early 1990s
- Four-mile roundtrip hike from Tellico Gap via the Appalachian Trail
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
Services
- hiking
- scenic mountain viewing
- historic landmark sightseeing