Flat Lake Lookout Site
US 813, OR 217

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 813, OR 217 (view other lookout sites in United States, Oregon)
Date Registered January 4, 2011
Nominated by Irene Potter
Location Wallowa-Whitman National Fores
Union County, Oregon
Coordinates N 45° 21.482' W 118° 25.232' (view using Google Maps)
N 45° 21' 29" W 118° 25' 14"
N 45.358030° W 118.420540°
Elevation 4,746 ft (1,447 m)
Administered by U.S. Forest Service

Description

The first lookout on this site was a crow's nest tree platform set up in the late 1920's. A 40' pole L-4 tower was constructed in 1938. This was replaced by an 82' treated timber tower with L-4 cab in 1954. It was removed in 1975.