Gold Mountain Lookout Site
US 1181, WA 82
Gold Mountain Lookout under construction 1965

Gold Mountain Lookout under construction 1965 - courtesy of Eric Willhite collection

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 1181, WA 82 (view other lookout sites in United States, Washington)
Date Registered January 11, 2012
Nominated by Ray Kresek
Location Washington Coast
Kitsap County, Washington
Coordinates N 47° 32.914' W 122° 47.203' (view using Google Maps)
N 47° 32' 55" W 122° 47' 12"
N 47.548560° W 122.786710°
Elevation 1,761 ft (537 m)
Administered by Washington Division of Forestry/DNR

Description

Built in 1947, the first lookout on this site was an 85' steel tower with 7'x7' cab and a house. In 1965, a 50' wooden DNR live-in tower was built, which was destroyed in 1972.

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Gold Mountain Lookout under construction 1965

Gold Mountain Lookout under construction 1965 - courtesy of Eric Willhite collection