Red Mountain Lookout
US 911, OR 116

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 911, OR 116 (view other lookouts in United States, Oregon)
Date Registered August 16, 2011
Nominated by Keith Argow
Location Umpqua National Forest
Douglas County, Oregon
Coordinates N 42° 55.624' W 122° 56.987' (view using Google Maps)
N 42° 55' 37" W 122° 56' 59"
N 42.927065° W 122.949776°
Elevation 4,797 ft (1,462 m)
Built 1928
Administered by U.S. Forest Service
Cooperators Tiller Ranger District

Description

The original lookout on Red Mountain was a tree tower built by the Umpqua National Forest in about 1920. It was replaced in 1928 with this D-6 12'x12' cupola cabin and staffed into the 1960s. Moved to the Tiller Ranger Station in 1985, it has been restored as an historic exhibit.

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1967

1967

Crows nest in 1924

Crows nest in 1924