Gill Ranch Lookout Site
US 1843, OR 566
Gill Ranch Lookout

Gill Ranch Lookout - courtesy of Tim Roberts collection

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 1843, OR 566 (view other lookout sites in United States, Oregon)
Date Registered November 20, 2019
Nominated by Tammy McLeod
Location Wallowa County, Oregon
Coordinates N 45° 40.547' W 116° 58.056' (view using Google Maps)
N 45° 40' 33" W 116° 58' 03"
N 45.675780° W 116.967603°
Elevation 4,605 ft (1,404 m)
Built 1931
Administered by Private

Description

A cupola was built on top of a barn in 1931. In 1933 a 40 foot pole tower with a 12X12 platform and 6X6 cab was constructed on the site. The lookout is gone.

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Gill Ranch Lookout

Gill Ranch Lookout - courtesy of Tim Roberts collection

Gill Ranch Lookout panoramic 8-19-1935

Gill Ranch Lookout panoramic 8-19-1935 - courtesy of National Archives-Pacific Northwest Region

Gill Ranch Lookout panoramic 8-19-1935

Gill Ranch Lookout panoramic 8-19-1935 - courtesy of National Archives-Pacific Northwest Region

Gill Ranch Lookout panoramic 8-19-1935

Gill Ranch Lookout panoramic 8-19-1935 - courtesy of National Archives-Pacific Northwest Region