Fanno Mountain Lookout Site
US 706, OR 117
Fanno Mountain Lookout 1941

Fanno Mountain Lookout 1941 - courtesy of Howard Verschoor collection

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 706, OR 117 (view other lookout sites in United States, Oregon)
Date Registered November 8, 2010
Nominated by Ray Kresek
Location Oregon North Coast
Polk County, Oregon
Coordinates N 44° 52.155' W 123° 38.618' (view using Google Maps)
N 44° 52' 09" W 123° 38' 37"
N 44.869250° W 123.643630°
Elevation 3,333 ft (1,016 m)
Administered by Oregon Dept. of Forestry

Description

1930s: The first lookout was a 99' pole L-6 tower built in the 1930s. This was replaced in 1940 with a 50' pole L-4 tower, which was destroyed in the 1962 Columbus Day Storm.

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Fanno Mountain Lookout 1941

Fanno Mountain Lookout 1941 - courtesy of Howard Verschoor collection