Harness Mountain Lookout Site
US 1817, OR 540
Harness Mountain Lookout 1996

Harness Mountain Lookout 1996 - courtesy of Dominic Luebbers, Howard Verschoor collection

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 1817, OR 540 (view other lookout sites in United States, Oregon)
Date Registered November 14, 2019
Nominated by Tammy McLeod
Location Douglas County, Oregon
Coordinates N 43° 31.584' W 123° 05.493' (view using Google Maps)
N 43° 31' 35" W 123° 05' 30"
N 43.526404° W 123.091546°
Elevation 3,346 ft (1,020 m)
Built 1949
Removed 2017
Administered by Oregon Department of Forestry

Description

A 44 foot tower with a L-4 cab was constructed on the site in 1949. This lookout was destroyed in the Columbus Day Storm in 1962 and replaced by a 55 foot tower with an Amort cab. The lookout was destroyed in 2017.

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Photos

Harness Mountain Lookout 2007

Harness Mountain Lookout 2007 - courtesy of Ron Kemnow

Harness Mountain Lookout 1949 - 1962

Harness Mountain Lookout 1949 - 1962 - courtesy of Ron Kemnow collection