Hoodoo Ridge Lookout
US 916, OR 120

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 916, OR 120 (view other lookouts in United States, Oregon)
Date Registered September 4, 2011
Nominated by Howard Verschoor
Location Umatilla National Forest
Wallowa County, Oregon
Coordinates N 45° 56.863' W 117° 36.655' (view using Google Maps)
N 45° 56' 52" W 117° 36' 39"
N 45.947720° W 117.610910°
Elevation 4,219 ft (1,286 m)
Built 1935
Administered by U.S. Forest Service
Cooperators Pomeroy Ranger District

Description

Hoodoo Ridge Lookout is a 100' steel Aermotor tower with 7'x7' cab built on the Umatilla National Forest around 1933. It is being evaluated for restoration as an historic site. This site was first used with a 65' tree crow's nest, which is still standing.

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Photos

Earlier crows nest lookout in July 2021

Earlier crows nest lookout in July 2021 - courtesy of Gary Braach