Crescent Lake North Lookout Tower
US 1844, NE 2
August 19, 2012

August 19, 2012 - courtesy of Ron Kemnow Photo

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 1844, NE 2 (view other lookouts in United States, Nebraska)
Date Registered August 9, 2026
Nominated by Admin
Location Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Garden County, Nebraska
Coordinates N 41° 45.359' W 102° 24.203' (view using Google Maps)
N 41° 45' 22" W 102° 24' 12"
N 41.755990° W 102.403390°
Elevation 3,979 ft (1,213 m)
Administered by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Description

1935:  A 60-foot steel tower was erected.

According to the USFWS website - The fire tower is one of two such structures built on the Refuge in the early 1940's by the Civilian Conservation Corps. Although the towers are no longer used for fire observation, they are serving wildlife.

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