Registry Numbers | US 1654, WV 45 (view other lookout sites in United States, West Virginia) |
Date Registered | January 26, 2017 |
Nominated by | Brian M. Powell |
Location | Grant County, West Virginia |
Coordinates |
N 39° 11.146' W 079° 13.044' (view using Google Maps) N 39° 11' 09" W 079° 13' 03" N 39.185767° W 079.217394° |
Elevation | 2,887 ft (880 m) |
Built | circa 1943 |
Administered by | U.S. Forest Service and State of West Virginia |
This tower was built circa 1943 using US Army funds to protect portions of Monongahela National Forest used for Army training. It was transferred to the State of West Virginia in 1948.