Mount Octopus Lookout Site
US 1917, WA 448
Mount Octopus Lookout
Lookout Details
| Registry Numbers | US 1917, WA 448 (view other lookout sites in United States, Washington) |
| Date Registered | February 11, 2020 |
| Nominated by | Tammy McLeod |
| Location |
Washington Division of Forestry King County, Washington |
| Coordinates |
N 47° 44.956' W 121° 10.699' (view using Google Maps) N 47° 44' 57" W 121° 10' 42" N 47.749261° W 121.178316° |
| Elevation | 2,487 ft (758 m) |
| Built | 1957 |
| Removed | 1980s |
| Administered by | DNR |
Description
There are reports of a lookout on Mount Octopus as early as 1923. In 1957 a 40' wooden DNR live-in tower was built. The lookout was abandoned in 1974. It was destroyed sometime in the 1980s.
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