Yamsay Mountain Lookout Site
US 1051, OR 409
Yamsay Mountain Lookout 1937

Yamsay Mountain Lookout 1937 - courtesy of Howard Verschoor collection

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 1051, OR 409 (view other lookout sites in United States, Oregon)
Date Registered June 12, 2011
Nominated by Ray Kresek
Location Winema National Forest
Klamath County, Oregon
Coordinates N 42° 55.832' W 121° 21.649' (view using Google Maps)
N 42° 55' 50" W 121° 21' 39"
N 42.930530° W 121.360810°
Elevation 8,196 ft (2,498 m)
Administered by U.S.Forest Service

Description

An 80' steel tower and tent cabin built here in 1929 were replaced in 1961 with a 20' treated timber R-6 tower, which was used for emergency in 1973 and is now gone.

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Yamsay Mountain Lookout 1961

Yamsay Mountain Lookout 1961 - courtesy of Howard Verschoor collection

Yamsay Mountain Lookout

Yamsay Mountain Lookout - courtesy of Howard Verschoor collection

Yamsay Mountain Lookout site 2006

Yamsay Mountain Lookout site 2006 - courtesy of Ron Kemnow