Mosinee Lookout
US 1247, WI 42
Photo courtesy of Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources/John Hunt
Lookout Details
| Registry Numbers | US 1247, WI 42 (view other lookouts in United States, Wisconsin) |
| Date Registered | August 28, 2017 |
| Nominated by | Tyler Bormann |
| Location | Marathon County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates |
N 44° 47.386' W 089° 41.025' (view using Google Maps) N 44° 47' 23" W 089° 41' 01" N 44.789769° W 089.683742° |
| Elevation | 1,274 ft (388 m) |
| Built | 1951 |
| Administered by | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources |
Description
This 100-foot tower features an inside corner ladder. Mosinee Tower sits along Ranger Street within the City of Mosinee, adjacent to a former Wisconsin DNR Ranger Station. Built in 1951, Mosinee tower was staffed intermittently during spring fire season until 2015 when Wisconsin decommissioned its lookout network.
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Tower and ranger station in 1958