Mount Everett Summit.  The first lookout on this site was a 38′ tower with 10′ x 10′ cab erected in 1915. The states of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New York contributed to its funding, as did the town of Great Barrington with a $150 contribution. The tower was rebuilt in 1945 and a new 40′ tower constructed in 1970. It was staffed until 1972.
This tower was removed in 2003 due to disputes with the town officials. The tower was sold to a private land owner.

Mount Everett State Reservation off East Street in Mount Washington is spectacular hiking to high elevations with glorious views!  We parked at the Appalachian Trail/Mt. Everett trailhead and made our way up 943 feet of elevation to Mt. Everett summit and the old fire tower. Mount Everett towers as the highest mountain on the Taconic Range at 2,620 feet. Ridge walking in unique pitch pines and scrub oak onto the summit is amazing on narrow rock footpath with a nice breeze. About 2.5 miles in and back for the entire trip from the AT parking at Guilder Pond.

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