Blue Ridge Lookout Site
US 765, OR 174
Blue Ridge Lookout1933 - 1938

Blue Ridge Lookout1933 - 1938 - courtesy of Howard Verschoor collection

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 765, OR 174 (view other lookout sites in United States, Oregon)
Date Registered November 22, 2010
Nominated by Ray Kresek
Location Southwest Oregon
Coos County, Oregon
Coordinates N 43° 09.782' W 123° 53.121' (view using Google Maps)
N 43° 09' 47" W 123° 53' 07"
N 43.163040° W 123.885350°
Elevation 1,610 ft (491 m)
Administered by Coos FPA

Description

A 45' tower was built here in 1933. In 1942, an AWS cabin was built. This was replaced in 1958 with a 50' wooden live-in tower. Abandoned in 1966, the tower was removed in the 1970s.

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Blue Ridge Lookout

Blue Ridge Lookout - courtesy of Howard Verschoor collection