Tongue Mountain Lookout Site
US 1982, WA 481
Tongue Mountain Lookout panoramic 7-20-1934 (N)

Tongue Mountain Lookout panoramic 7-20-1934 (N) - courtesy of National Archives-Pacific Northwest Region

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 1982, WA 481 (view other lookout sites in United States, Washington)
Date Registered April 8, 2020
Nominated by Tammy McLeod
Location Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Lewis County, Washington
Coordinates N 46° 24.766' W 121° 46.242' (view using Google Maps)
N 46° 24' 46" W 121° 46' 15"
N 46.412760° W 121.770705°
Elevation 4,811 ft (1,466 m)
Built 1934
Administered by U.S. Forest

Description

A L-5 cab and 10'X10' shed was constructed on the site in 1934. The lookout was abandoned in 1947 and is gone.

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Photos

Tongue Mountain Lookout panoramic 7-20-1934 (SE)

Tongue Mountain Lookout panoramic 7-20-1934 (SE) - courtesy of National Archives-Pacific Northwest Region

Tongue Mountain Lookout panoramic 7-20-1934 (SW)

Tongue Mountain Lookout panoramic 7-20-1934 (SW) - courtesy of National Archives-Pacific Northwest Region

Tongue Mountain Lookout site - view southeast

Tongue Mountain Lookout site - view southeast - courtesy of Eric Willhite