Red Hill Lookout
US 1679, OR 166
Red Hill Lookout - 2008
Lookout Details
| Registry Numbers | US 1679, OR 166 (view other lookouts in United States, Oregon) |
| Date Registered | July 18, 2022 |
| Nominated by | Brad Eells |
| Location |
Wallowa-Whitman National Forest Wallowa County, Oregon |
| Coordinates |
N 45° 47.308' W 117° 06.158' (view using Google Maps) N 45° 47' 18" W 117° 06' 09" N 45.788471° W 117.102634° |
| Elevation | 5,020 ft (1,530 m) |
| Built | 1949 |
| Administered by | US Forest Service - Wallowa-Whitman National Forest |
Description
The current Red Hill Lookout was completed in 1949, a 40 foot open timber tower with an L-4 cab on top.
Red Hill has been a fire detection site since 1917, first with a pole platform then a 10x10 cab on an open timber tower.
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Photos
Red Hill Lookout - 2022
Photo courtesy of Monica Gordon