Bass Harbor Head is located on the southern end of Mt. Desert Island (+44° 13′ 19.00″, -68° 20′ 14.00″). It’s a cylindrical tower attached to a keeper’s house by a short, covered passageway. This 32-foot lighthouse was built in 1858 and is one of the most popular Maine lighthouses to photograph. It sits proudly atop a picturesque, pink cliff and is surrounded by dark evergreens. Though it is only 32 feet high, its light is 56 feet above sea level, thanks to the bluff on which it stands.