Registry Numbers | US 1724, VA 26 (view other lookout sites in United States, Virginia) |
Date Registered | July 30, 2018 |
Nominated by | Kristin Reynolds |
Location |
Jefferson National Forest Craig County, Virginia |
Coordinates |
N 37° 36.883' W 080° 02.233' (view using Google Maps) N 37° 36' 53" W 080° 02' 14" N 37.614722° W 080.037222° |
Elevation | 3,551 ft (1,082 m) |
Built | 1955 |
Removed | circa 2000-2002 |
Administered by | U.S. Forest Service |
One of two towers built in Craig County in 1955, Bald Mountain overlooked New Castle to the south. Bald Mountain runs parallel to Potts Mountain, the other mountain that was home to a tower in this county.