Gatewood Tower Site
US 158, WV 8
1933 photo

1933 photo - courtesy of National Archives

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 158, WV 8 (view other lookout sites in United States, West Virginia)
Date Registered September 16, 2008
Nominated by Henry Isenberg
Location Monongahela National Forest
Randolph County, West Virginia
Coordinates N 38° 43.067' W 079° 35.017' (view using Google Maps)
N 38° 43' 04" W 079° 35' 01"
N 38.717778° W 079.583611°
Elevation 4,290 ft (1,308 m)
Built 1930
Administered by U.S. Forest Service

Description

This tower was located in what is now Monongahela National Forest's Gatewood Group Camping Area, several miles down the road from the state's high point at Spruce Knob.

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Photos

Footings in October 2008

Footings in October 2008 - courtesy of Andy FitzGibbon

Footings in October 2008

Footings in October 2008 - courtesy of Andy FitzGibbon