Fall Mountain Lookout
US 115, OR 15
Fall Mountain Lookout - 2009
Lookout Details
| Registry Numbers | US 115, OR 15 (view other lookouts in United States, Oregon) |
| Date Registered | March 8, 1995 |
| Nominated by | Gary McAtee and Ron Johnson, Oregon Chapter of the Forest Fire Lookout Association |
| Location |
Malheur National Forest Grant County, Oregon |
| Coordinates |
N 44° 17.612' W 119° 02.559' (view using Google Maps) N 44° 17' 37" W 119° 02' 34" N 44.293540° W 119.042643° |
| Elevation | 5,902 ft (1,799 m) |
| Administered by | U.S. Forest Service |
| Cooperators | Blue Mountain Ranger District |
| Available for Rental | Yes, learn more |
Description
Constructed in 1933 on the Malheur National Forest in eastern Oregon, Fall Mountain Lookout is a 18’ pole tower with a L-4, 14’x 14’ cab featuring a wooden catwalk. The cab remains well-preserved in near-original condition, but the tower had to be replaced in 1953.
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Fall Mountain Lookout - 1942
Visit Reports
September 3, 2007: Jeff Johnson renter
Condition |
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| Needs paint? | Yes |
| Shutters OK? | Yes |
| Condition of wood OK? | Yes |
| Stairs OK? | Yes |
| Glass intact? | Yes |
| Good condition? | Yes |
| Comments: | fridge works, heater works, stove and oven are brand new, 6 outlets for AC plus a power strip if more are needed. Cell phone service is excellent. Outhouse clean, well eqipped. The entire lookout is extreamly well equipped. Dishes, pots and pans,soap, nice Futon for sleeping or sitting.Easy access by car, no ruts in road. Drive to the lookout stairs, no hike at all. The stairs are a little narrow. This area is near a lot of open range, but "cattle guards" keep them well away from the lookout. |
Electronics and Enroachments |
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| Are electronic sites enroaching on tower? | Yes |
| Comments: | Overall, This is a nice lookout. But without exterior paint soon it will be in danger. Looks like this year it wont get any. |
| Other enroachments? | There is a cell phone tower and several towers, sorry sunrise is right straight through the towers.I heard a generator start up and run for a while to support the towers I guess. |
Access and Signs |
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| NHLR sign posted? | No |
| Directions to tower signed? | Yes |
| Comments? | Easy to find, very close to John day, less than 20 mi |
Staffing |
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| Staffed? | No |
Opportunities for Volunteer Support |
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| Volunteers staffing opportunities? | No Response |
| Volunteer maintenance opportunities? | No Response |