Mikes Knob Tower Site
US 161, WV 11
Top of Mikes Knob Tower atop Richwood VFD in February 2014

Top of Mikes Knob Tower atop Richwood VFD in February 2014 - courtesy of Brian M. Powell

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 161, WV 11 (view other lookout sites in United States, West Virginia)
Date Registered September 16, 2008
Nominated by Henry Isenberg
Location Pocahontas County, West Virginia
Coordinates N 38° 13.311' W 080° 22.024' (view using Google Maps)
N 38° 13' 19" W 080° 22' 01"
N 38.221843° W 080.367067°
Elevation 4,243 ft (1,293 m)
Built 1941
Administered by U.S. Forest Service

Description

This tower was built in 1941. It has been relocated to the Richwood Volunteer Fire Department station in Richwood (38° 13' 28.1" N 80° 31' 49.4" W).