Mule Peak Lookout
US 1636, OR 154
Mule Peak Lookout - 2013
Lookout Details
| Registry Numbers | US 1636, OR 154 (view other lookouts in United States, Oregon) |
| Date Registered | July 5, 2022 |
| Nominated by | Brad Eells |
| Location |
Wallowa-Whitman National Forest Union County, Oregon |
| Coordinates |
N 45° 07.826' W 117° 30.174' (view using Google Maps) N 45° 07' 50" W 117° 30' 10" N 45.130440° W 117.502898° |
| Elevation | 8,395 ft (2,559 m) |
| Built | As early as 1924 |
| Administered by | US Forest Service - Wallowa-Whitman National Forest |
Description
Mule Peak was selected as a fire detection site in 1916. The site was staffed and communication was by heliograph.
The current D-5 cab may have been constructed as early as 1924.
The lookout received a new cedar shake roof and paint in 2021.
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Photos
Mule Peak Lookout - 1988
Mule Peak Lookout - 2021 after re-roof and paint