Lookout Details

Registry Numbers	US 958, GA 16 (view other lookouts in United States, Georgia)
Date Registered	January 17, 2013
Nominated by	Michael T. Finch, Jr., FFLA Area Rep
Location	Mitchell County, Georgia
Coordinates	N 31° 18.033' W 084° 19.415' (view using Google Maps) N 31° 18' 02" W 084° 19' 25" N 31.300550° W 084.323590°
Elevation	166 ft (51 m)
Built	1940
Administered by	Georgia Forestry Commission
Cooperators	Georgia Forestry Commission, Flint District

Description

Built between 1935 and 1940, this 80' Aermotor LS-40 galvanized steel tower with 7'x7' cab is one of 20 or 30 firetowers in Georgia that are still occasionally manned, with a part time operational forestry station at its base.