Rocky Mount Fire Tower
US 1800, MO 13

Photo courtesy of Lucas Smigielski

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 1800, MO 13 (view other lookouts in United States, Missouri)
Date Registered January 2, 2026
Nominated by Lucas Smigielski
Location Runge Conservation Nature Center
Cole County, Missouri
Coordinates N 38° 35.259' W 092° 13.966' (view using Google Maps)
N 38° 35' 16" W 092° 13' 58"
N 38.587658° W 092.232771°
Elevation 766 ft (233 m)
Administered by Runge Conservation Nature Center

Description

This tower was built at Rocky Mountain in the summer of 1949. It was equipped with an Osborne Fire Finder, and was staffed by towerman P.A. Hess from 1956 to 1987.

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