Mormon Mountain (G.S.) Lookout Site
US 1840, OR 563
Mormon Mountain (G.S.) Lookout panoramic 9-8-1936

Mormon Mountain (G.S.) Lookout panoramic 9-8-1936 - courtesy of National Archives-Pacific Northwest Region

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 1840, OR 563 (view other lookout sites in United States, Oregon)
Date Registered November 20, 2019
Nominated by Tammy McLeod
Location Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
Wallowa County, Oregon
Coordinates N 45° 37.054' W 116° 37.726' (view using Google Maps)
N 45° 37' 03" W 116° 37' 44"
N 45.617567° W 116.628762°
Elevation 5,847 ft (1,782 m)
Built 1934
Administered by U.S. Forest Service

Description

In 1934 a 16X16 foot log cabin was constructed on the site along with a 18 foot platform. The lookout was abandoned in 1959 and is gone.

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Mormon Mountain (G.S.) Lookout panoramic 9-8-1936

Mormon Mountain (G.S.) Lookout panoramic 9-8-1936 - courtesy of National Archives-Pacific Northwest Region

Mormon Mountain (G.S.) Lookout panoramic 9-8-1936

Mormon Mountain (G.S.) Lookout panoramic 9-8-1936 - courtesy of National Archives-Pacific Northwest Region