Pilot Knob Lookout (Phelps County)
US 1773, MO 9
August 2023 photo
Lookout Details
| Registry Numbers | US 1773, MO 9 (view other lookouts in United States, Missouri) |
| Date Registered | December 31, 2023 |
| Nominated by | Rick Brown |
| Location |
Mark Twain National Forest Phelps County, Missouri |
| Coordinates |
N 37° 49.037' W 091° 47.837' (view using Google Maps) N 37° 49' 02" W 091° 47' 50" N 37.817281° W 091.797276° |
| Elevation | 1,220 ft (372 m) |
| Built | 1953-1954 |
| Administered by | U.S. Forest Service |
Description
Mark Twain National Forest was established by President Roosevelt by proclamation on September 11, 1939. The metal lookout tower was erected in 1953-54 and the cab was refinished in 1969-70.
In August 2023, a visit to the tower showed the tower and cab remain standing, though they are in poor shape (especially the cab). The base of the lookout tower has a chain link fence around it with barbed wire on top.
There was at least one other Pilot Knob Lookout in Missouri in Stone County.
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