Johnson Creek (Ridge) Lookout Site
US 1845, OR 568
Johnson Creek (Ridge) Lookout under construction 1940

Johnson Creek (Ridge) Lookout under construction 1940 - courtesy of Ron Kemnow collection

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 1845, OR 568 (view other lookout sites in United States, Oregon)
Date Registered November 20, 2019
Nominated by Tammy McLeod
Location Umatilla Indian Reservation
Umatilla County, Oregon
Coordinates N 45° 23.385' W 118° 30.379' (view using Google Maps)
N 45° 23' 23" W 118° 30' 23"
N 45.389750° W 118.506318°
Elevation 4,354 ft (1,327 m)
Built 1940
Removed 1958
Administered by BIA

Description

An 85 foot International-Stacey tower with a cabin was built on the site in 1940. The lookout was removed in 1958. The bottom half of the tower was reused for the tower on Tiptop Mountain in 1959.

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Johnson Creek (Ridge) Lookout under construction 1940

Johnson Creek (Ridge) Lookout under construction 1940 - courtesy of Ron Kemnow collection