Smoke Camp Knob Tower Site
US 1657, WV 48
October 2008 photo

October 2008 photo - courtesy of Andy Fitzgibbon

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 1657, WV 48 (view other lookout sites in United States, West Virginia)
Date Registered January 26, 2017
Nominated by Brian M. Powell
Location Monongahela National Forest
Pocahontas County, West Virginia
Coordinates N 38° 33.195' W 079° 42.248' (view using Google Maps)
N 38° 33' 12" W 079° 42' 15"
N 38.553254° W 079.704133°
Elevation 4,234 ft (1,291 m)
Built 1928
Administered by U.S. Forest Service

Description

Footers are all that remain of this 30' steel tower. It was built in 1928 and last staffed in 1950.

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Photos

October 2008 photo

October 2008 photo - courtesy of Andy Fitzgibbon

October 2008 photo

October 2008 photo - courtesy of Andy Fitzgibbon

Previous 1927 tree stand tower

Previous 1927 tree stand tower - courtesy of U.S. Forest Service