Mount Harris Lookout
US 1635, OR 152
Mount Harris Lookout - 2012

Mount Harris Lookout - 2012 - courtesy of Cheryl Hill

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 1635, OR 152 (view other lookouts in United States, Oregon)
Date Registered July 5, 2022
Nominated by Brad Eells
Location Union County, Oregon
Coordinates N 45° 26.427' W 117° 53.588' (view using Google Maps)
N 45° 26' 26" W 117° 53' 35"
N 45.440450° W 117.893129°
Elevation 5,270 ft (1,606 m)
Built 1957
Administered by Oregon Department of Forestry

Description

Mount Harris first hosted a lookout in 1930. The original tower was replaced sometime later in the 30's.

The current structure was built at a slightly different location in 1957, a live in cab on a 40 foot open timber tower.

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Photos

Mount Harris Lookout - 1970

Mount Harris Lookout - 1970 - courtesy of John Wright - Gildemeister Archive