Wheeler Point Lookout Site
US 1098, OR 455

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 1098, OR 455 (view other lookout sites in United States, Oregon)
Date Registered July 18, 2011
Nominated by Ray Kresek
Location Umatilla National Forest
Wheeler County, Oregon
Coordinates N 44° 57.616' W 119° 54.377' (view using Google Maps)
N 44° 57' 37" W 119° 54' 23"
N 44.960260° W 119.906290°
Elevation 4,994 ft (1,522 m)
Administered by U.S.Forest Service

Description

A 40' wooden tower and tent cabin built in 1936 were replaced in 1959 with a 67' treated timber R-6 tower, which was last staffed in 1974 and removed in 1979.

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