Spion Copp Lookout Site
US 1820, OR 543
Spion Copp Lookout panoramic (Southwest) 6-20-1938

Spion Copp Lookout panoramic (Southwest) 6-20-1938 - courtesy of National Archives-Pacific Northwest Region

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 1820, OR 543 (view other lookout sites in United States, Oregon)
Date Registered November 15, 2019
Nominated by Tammy McLeod
Location Malheur National Forest
Grant County, Oregon
Coordinates N 44° 12.339' W 118° 52.715' (view using Google Maps)
N 44° 12' 20" W 118° 52' 43"
N 44.205658° W 118.878591°
Elevation 5,603 ft (1,708 m)
Built 1930's
Removed 1941

Description

In the 1930's a 15 foot tower was built on the site. The lookout was replaced by Dry Soda Lookout in 1941 and is gone. The site is located on private land with no public access.

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Photos

Spion Copp Lookout panoramic (Southeast) 6-20-1938

Spion Copp Lookout panoramic (Southeast) 6-20-1938 - courtesy of National Archives-Pacific Northwest Region

Spion Copp Lookout panoramic (North) 6-20-1938

Spion Copp Lookout panoramic (North) 6-20-1938 - courtesy of National Archives-Pacific Northwest Region