Bald Mountain Lookout
US 480, OR 73
Lookout Details
| Registry Numbers | US 480, OR 73 (view other lookouts in United States, Oregon) |
| Date Registered | March 31, 2003 |
| Nominated by | Howard Verschoor, Oregon Registrar |
| Location |
Fremont National Forest Klamath County, Oregon |
| Coordinates |
N 43° 16.468' W 121° 21.322' (view using Google Maps) N 43° 16' 28" W 121° 21' 19" N 43.274470° W 121.355370° |
| Elevation | 7,377 ft (2,249 m) |
| Built | 1941 |
| Administered by | U.S. Forest Service |
| Cooperators | Silver Lake Ranger District |
Description
A telephone line was strung from the Oatman Ranger Station to Bald Mountain in 1917. In 1918 fire-finding equipment was installed. In 1928, a steel tower under 30' with an Aermotor 12'x12' live-in cab was constructed. This was a new design for Aermotor and only a few were ever erected. In 1941 the Fremont National Forest constructed the present lookout, a classic L-4, hip-roof with catwalk on a 29' 6" treated timber tower. Besides the Forest Service, this site has been operated by the Walker Range Patrol and in the early days by the Klamath Forest Protective Association.
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