Boot Jack Tower
US 1402, PA 70
Photo courtesy of Robert McKay
Lookout Details
| Registry Numbers | US 1402, PA 70 (view other lookouts in United States, Pennsylvania) |
| Date Registered | March 24, 2020 |
| Nominated by | Robert McKay |
| Location |
State Game Lands 44 Elk County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates |
N 41° 24.022' W 078° 41.550' (view using Google Maps) N 41° 24' 01" W 078° 41' 33" N 41.400361° W 078.692502° |
| Elevation | 2,204 ft (672 m) |
| Built | 2018 |
| Administered by | Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry |
Description
The original Boot Jack Tower was a 100-foot Aermotor built in 1939.
As part of Pennsylvania's late-2010s fire tower upgrades, the original tower was replaced in 2018 with a new 100-foot steel structure. The original tower was removed but its stone observer's cabin remains on-site.
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