Elk Rock Lookout Site
US 1979, WA 478
Elk Rock Lookout

Elk Rock Lookout - courtesy of Ron Kemnow collection

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 1979, WA 478 (view other lookout sites in United States, Washington)
Date Registered April 7, 2020
Nominated by Tammy McLeod
Location Cowlitz County, Washington
Coordinates N 46° 18.046' W 122° 20.751' (view using Google Maps)
N 46° 18' 03" W 122° 20' 45"
N 46.300760° W 122.345850°
Elevation 4,391 ft (1,338 m)
Built 1941
Removed 1963
Administered by Department of Natural Resources

Description

An 83 foot wooden tower with a 7'x7' cab and live-in ground house were built on the site in 1941. The lookout was damaged in the 1962 Columbus Day Storm. The lookout was destroyed in 1963 when it was decided that the Ted Gilbert Lookout would replace the Elk Rock Lookout.

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Elk Rock Lookout

Elk Rock Lookout - courtesy of Ron Kemnow collection

Elk Rock Lookout

Elk Rock Lookout - courtesy of Ron Kemnow collection