Registry Numbers | US 1616, WV 23 (view other lookout sites in United States, West Virginia) |
Date Registered | May 27, 2016 |
Nominated by | Ronnie Scarbro |
Location | Raleigh County, West Virginia |
Coordinates |
N 37° 54.657' W 081° 27.189' (view using Google Maps) N 37° 54' 39" W 081° 27' 11" N 37.910951° W 081.453144° |
Elevation | 2,918 ft (889 m) |
Built | 1951 |
Administered by | West Virginia Conservation Commission |
Wriston Knob, formerly Bacon Knob, was named in honor of pioneering West Virginia forester Emory "Pop" Wriston. This lookout was built in 1951 to replace an earlier tower. It was removed about 1972.