Cement Ridge Lookout
US 74, WY 2

Photo courtesy of Brad Wheeler

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 74, WY 2 (view other lookouts in United States, Wyoming)
Date Registered December 30, 1993
Nominated by J. Thomas Millard
Location Black Hills National Forest
Crook County, Wyoming
Coordinates N 44° 21.270' W 104° 04.526' (view using Google Maps)
N 44° 21' 16" W 104° 04' 32"
N 44.354500° W 104.075429°
Elevation 6,611 ft (2,015 m)
Administered by U.S. Forest Service
Cooperators Spearfish Ranger District

Description

If lookouts were selected on aesthetics of design, Cement Ridge would be high on the list, although the name is a bit less attractive. It is located in the Wyoming section of the Black Hills National Forest just one mile west of the South Dakota state line. The site was first used for a lookout in 1912, and a 10 steel and wooden live-in tower were built in 1921. The present stone 15’ tower with wooden 14x14 live in cab was constructed by the CCC in 1941. It is still in active use.

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Photos

Lookout Glen Olson and Ann Fleming (June 15, 1961 photo)

Lookout Glen Olson and Ann Fleming (June 15, 1961 photo)

Ancient and Honorable Order of Squirrels membership (courtesy of Ann and Neal Fleming)

Ancient and Honorable Order of Squirrels membership (courtesy of Ann and Neal Fleming)