Quartz Mountain Lookout Site (Wenatchee NF)
US 1378, WA 278
Quartz Mountain Lookout 1958
Lookout Details
| Registry Numbers | US 1378, WA 278 (view other lookout sites in United States, Washington) |
| Date Registered | August 15, 2012 |
| Nominated by | Ray Kresek |
| Location |
Wenatchee National Forest Kittitas County, Washington |
| Coordinates |
N 47° 04.465' W 121° 04.852' (view using Google Maps) N 47° 04' 28" W 121° 04' 51" N 47.074420° W 121.080870° |
| Elevation | 6,390 ft (1,948 m) |
| Built | 1929 |
| Removed | 1967 |
| Administered by | U.S. Forest Service |
Description
Built in 1929, the first lookout here was a platform tower and tent camp. This was replaced in 1933 with a 45' steel tower with 6'x6' cab, which in turn was replaced in 1938 with a 40' pole L-4 tower, which was removed in 1967.
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Quartz Mountain Lookout 1967