Railroad Gap Lookout Site
US 894, OR 261
Railroad Gap Lookout 1943

Railroad Gap Lookout 1943 - courtesy of Howard Verschoor collection

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 894, OR 261 (view other lookout sites in United States, Oregon)
Date Registered March 27, 2011
Nominated by Ray Kresek
Location Umpqua National Forest
Jackson County, Oregon
Coordinates N 42° 44.607' W 122° 57.859' (view using Google Maps)
N 42° 44' 36" W 122° 57' 52"
N 42.743450° W 122.964320°
Elevation 4,567 ft (1,392 m)
Administered by U.S.Forest Service

Description

Built in 1933, this 15' pole L-4 tower was used all year as an AWS post in 1942 and was removed in 1951.