Quartz Mountain Lookout Site (Wenatchee NF)
US 1378, WA 278
Quartz Mountain Lookout 1958

Quartz Mountain Lookout 1958 - courtesy of Rex Kamstra collection

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 1378, WA 278 (view other lookout sites in United States, Washington)
Date Registered August 15, 2012
Nominated by Ray Kresek
Location Wenatchee National Forest
Kittitas County, Washington
Coordinates N 47° 04.465' W 121° 04.852' (view using Google Maps)
N 47° 04' 28" W 121° 04' 51"
N 47.074420° W 121.080870°
Elevation 6,390 ft (1,948 m)
Built 1929
Removed 1967
Administered by U.S. Forest Service

Description

Built in 1929, the first lookout here was a platform tower and tent camp. This was replaced in 1933 with a 45' steel tower with 6'x6' cab, which in turn was replaced in 1938 with a 40' pole L-4 tower, which was removed in 1967.

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Quartz Mountain Lookout 1967

Quartz Mountain Lookout 1967 - courtesy of Rex Kamstra collection