Tiptop Mountain Lookout Site
US 1831, OR 554
Tiptop Mountain Lookout 2008

Tiptop Mountain Lookout 2008 - courtesy of Ron Kemnow collection

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 1831, OR 554 (view other lookout sites in United States, Oregon)
Date Registered November 18, 2019
Nominated by Tammy McLeod
Location Umatilla County, Oregon
Coordinates N 45° 26.720' W 118° 25.348' (view using Google Maps)
N 45° 26' 43" W 118° 25' 21"
N 45.445333° W 118.422469°
Elevation 4,574 ft (1,394 m)
Built 1930
Removed 2016
Administered by Oregon Department of Forestry

Description

A L-4 on a wooden tower was constructed on the site in 1930 which was replaced by a 40 foot Aermotor tower with Amort cab in 1961. The tower was moved in 2016 and the cab burned.

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Tiptop Mountain Lookout 1961

Tiptop Mountain Lookout 1961 - courtesy of Ron Kemnow collection

Tiptop Mountain Lookout

Tiptop Mountain Lookout - courtesy of Howard Verschoor collection