Thorodin Tower Site
US 540, CO 12

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 540, CO 12 (view other lookout sites in United States, Colorado)
Date Registered September 18, 2009
Nominated by Susan Epstein
Location Roosevelt National Forest
Gilpin County, Colorado
Coordinates N 39° 53.615' W 105° 25.167' (view using Google Maps)
N 39° 53' 37" W 105° 25' 10"
N 39.893580° W 105.419450°
Elevation 10,510 ft (3,203 m)
Administered by U.S. Forest Service

Description

This 40' steel tower was built in 1941 and taken down in 1996.

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Photos

Osborn firefinder

Osborn firefinder

Denver Post ~1966 or 1967, photo by David Mathias

Denver Post ~1966 or 1967, photo by David Mathias