Tower Point Lookout
US 1644, OR 162
Tower Point Lookout - 2021

Tower Point Lookout - 2021 - courtesy of Cheryl Hill

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 1644, OR 162 (view other lookouts in United States, Oregon)
Date Registered July 6, 2022
Nominated by Brad Eells
Location Ochoco National Forest
Crook County,, Oregon
Coordinates N 44° 03.428' W 120° 17.742' (view using Google Maps)
N 44° 03' 26" W 120° 17' 45"
N 44.057130° W 120.295701°
Elevation 6,090 ft (1,856 m)
Built 1955
Administered by US Forest Service - Ochoco National Forest
Cooperators Bureau of Land Management

Description

Tower Point was constructed in 1955, an L-4 cab on a 20 foot open timber tower.

The site began use for fire detection in 1919. A timber tower was erected in 1940.

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