Observation Peak Lookout Site
US 1335, WA 235

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 1335, WA 235 (view other lookout sites in United States, Washington)
Date Registered July 16, 2012
Nominated by Ray Kresek
Location Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Skamania County, Washington
Coordinates N 45° 55.233' W 122° 01.484' (view using Google Maps)
N 45° 55' 14" W 122° 01' 29"
N 45.920550° W 122.024730°
Elevation 4,207 ft (1,282 m)
Administered by U.S. Forest Service

Description

Located in the Trapper Creek Wilderness, this L-4 cab, built in 1934, replaced a D-6 cupola cabin from the 1920s. The L-4 was removed in the 1960s.

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Photos

Observation Peak Lookout 1960

Observation Peak Lookout 1960 - courtesy of Rex Kamstra collection

Observation Peak Lookout cupola

Observation Peak Lookout cupola - courtesy of Rex Kamstra collection

Observation Peak Lookout panoramic 7-7-1937 (N)

Observation Peak Lookout panoramic 7-7-1937 (N) - courtesy of National Archives-Pacific Northwest Region

Observation Peak Lookout panoramic 7-7-1937 (SE)

Observation Peak Lookout panoramic 7-7-1937 (SE) - courtesy of National Archives-Pacific Northwest Region

Observation Peak Lookout panoramic 7-7-1937 (SW)

Observation Peak Lookout panoramic 7-7-1937 (SW) - courtesy of National Archives-Pacific Northwest Region