Beaver Fire Tower
US 240, OK 3

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 240, OK 3 (view other lookouts in United States, Oklahoma)
Date Registered November 7, 1997
Nominated by Patrick McDowell, Oklahoma Forestry Services
Location Cookson Hills Wildlife Management Area
Cherokee County, Oklahoma
Coordinates N 35° 40.120' W 094° 48.703' (view using Google Maps)
N 35° 40' 07" W 094° 48' 42"
N 35.668660° W 094.811723°
Elevation 1,629 ft (497 m)
Administered by Oklahoma Forestry Services
Cooperators Oklahoma Forestry Services

Description

Located in the Cookson Hills Wildlife Management Area in Northeast Oklahoma, Beaver Fire Tower is a 100’ Aermotor tower with metal 7’ x 7’ cab. Constructed in 1950, it remained in active service until 1997. A unique roofed hollow stump (large enough to hold four people) serves as a visitor registration site.

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