Diamond Rock Lookout Site
US 788, OR 197
Diamond Rock Lookout 1941

Diamond Rock Lookout 1941 - courtesy of Howard Verschoor collection

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 788, OR 197 (view other lookout sites in United States, Oregon)
Date Registered December 10, 2010
Nominated by Ray Kresek
Location Umpqua National Forest
Douglas County, Oregon
Coordinates N 42° 48.351' W 122° 55.190' (view using Google Maps)
N 42° 48' 21" W 122° 55' 11"
N 42.805850° W 122.919840°
Elevation 4,200 ft (1,280 m)
Administered by U.S. Forest Service

Description

In 1930 a rag camp was set up here, which was replaced in 1940 with a ground L-4 cab on a 100' rock pillar. The site was abandoned in 1941. but was restaffed 18 years later. It was removed in 1968.

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Diamond Rock Lookout 1930

Diamond Rock Lookout 1930 - courtesy of Howard Verschoor collection

Diamond Rock Lookout 1935

Diamond Rock Lookout 1935 - courtesy of Howard Verschoor collection

Diamond Rock Lookout site 2008

Diamond Rock Lookout site 2008 - courtesy of Ron Kemnow collection