Black Ridge Lookout Site
US 1432, WA 332
Black Ridge Lookout panoramic 9-20-1934 (N) Station 1

Black Ridge Lookout panoramic 9-20-1934 (N) Station 1 - courtesy of National Archives-Pacific Northwest Region

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 1432, WA 332 (view other lookout sites in United States, Washington)
Date Registered November 9, 2012
Nominated by Ray Kresek
Location Okanogan National Forest
Okanogan County, Washington
Coordinates N 48° 19.743' W 120° 30.466' (view using Google Maps)
N 48° 19' 45" W 120° 30' 28"
N 48.329050° W 120.507760°
Elevation 7,552 ft (2,302 m)
Administered by U.S. Forest Service

Description

In 1934, a camp with firefinders was built 1/4 mile north and south. This was replaced in 1935 with an L-4 cab, which was removed in 1952.

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Black Ridge Lookout panoramic 9-20-1934 (SE) Station 1

Black Ridge Lookout panoramic 9-20-1934 (SE) Station 1 - courtesy of National Archives-Pacific Northwest Region

Black Ridge Lookout panoramic 9-20-1934 (SW) Station 1

Black Ridge Lookout panoramic 9-20-1934 (SW) Station 1 - courtesy of National Archives-Pacific Northwest Region

Black Ridge Lookout panoramic 9-20-1934 (N) Station 2

Black Ridge Lookout panoramic 9-20-1934 (N) Station 2 - courtesy of National Archives-Pacific Northwest Region

Black Ridge Lookout panoramic 9-20-1934 (SE) Station 2

Black Ridge Lookout panoramic 9-20-1934 (SE) Station 2 - courtesy of National Archives-Pacific Northwest Region

Black Ridge Lookout panoramic 9-20-1934 (SW) Station 2

Black Ridge Lookout panoramic 9-20-1934 (SW) Station 2 - courtesy of National Archives-Pacific Northwest Region