Rockton Fire Tower
US 1254, PA 23
August 2022 photo of new tower

August 2022 photo of new tower - courtesy of Jeff Ruckle

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 1254, PA 23 (view other lookouts in United States, Pennsylvania)
Date Registered December 6, 2017
Nominated by Ron Stafford
Location Clearfield County, Pennsylvania
Coordinates N 41° 04.536' W 078° 33.087' (view using Google Maps)
N 41° 04' 32" W 078° 33' 05"
N 41.075597° W 078.551444°
Elevation 2,390 ft (728 m)
Built circa 2018
Administered by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry

Description

A 95-foot Aermotor tower was originally built at this site in 1975. It is located atop Rockton Mountain, northwest of Clearfield.

As part of Pennsylvania's late-2010s fire tower upgrades, the original tower was replaced with a new 80-foot steel structure.

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Photos

1975 tower, now demolished

1975 tower, now demolished - courtesy of Ron Stafford

August 2022 photo

August 2022 photo - courtesy of Jeff Ruckle