Wolf Mountain Lookout
US 902, OR 115
Wolf Mountain Lookout
Lookout Details
| Registry Numbers | US 902, OR 115 (view other lookouts in United States, Oregon) |
| Date Registered | February 9, 2011 |
| Nominated by | Howard Verschoor |
| Location |
Ochoco National Forest Wheeler County, Oregon |
| Coordinates |
N 44° 19.692' W 119° 42.927' (view using Google Maps) N 44° 19' 42" W 119° 42' 56" N 44.328200° W 119.715450° |
| Elevation | 6,483 ft (1,976 m) |
| Built | 1947 |
| Administered by | U.S. Forest Service |
| Cooperators | Paulina Ranger District |
Description
The first lookout on this site was a 50' wooden L-6 tower and cabin one mile west of the present tower. In 1932 a crow's nest was erected one mile east, which is still standing.
The present 107' treated timber L-4 tower, built in 1947, is staffed every summer and still uses the old phone system with radio backup. The lookout oversees the Black Canyon Wilderness and the east end of the Ochoco National Forest.
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Photos
First tower in 1925
Current tower in 1955
Photo courtesy of Bob Bonstead
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