Green Mountain Lookout Site (Kitsap County)
US 1182, WA 83
Green Mountain Lookout 1960

Green Mountain Lookout 1960 - courtesy of Boyd Church, Rex Kamstra collection

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 1182, WA 83 (view other lookout sites in United States, Washington)
Date Registered January 11, 2012
Nominated by Ray Kresek
Location Washington Coast
Kitsap County, Washington
Coordinates N 47° 33.788' W 122° 48.465' (view using Google Maps)
N 47° 33' 47" W 122° 48' 28"
N 47.563140° W 122.807750°
Elevation 1,639 ft (500 m)
Administered by Washington Division of Forestry/DNR

Description

Started in 1928 with a 50' wooden tower with ladder access and a tent, a 90' wooden tower replaced it in 1933. Then an 84' treated timber L-4 tower was constructed in 1942. It collapsed in December 1962 after vandals released its guy wires. A 50' wooden DNR tower replaced it in 1963, only to be destroyed in 1971.

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Green Mountain Lookout 1929

Green Mountain Lookout 1929 - courtesy of Eric Willhite collection

Green Mountain Lookout 1963

Green Mountain Lookout 1963 - courtesy of Eric Willhite collection

Green Mountain Lookout 1963

Green Mountain Lookout 1963 - courtesy of Eric Willhite collection