Administrative agency:
Ochoco NF, although used by the Burns Interagency Zone
Staffing status:
used for emergency detection
Elevation: 5920ft
Structure: 1959 41ft wooden tower with R-6
flat cab
Access: access is pretty easy, coming
from Burns the road is paved almost all of the way, it is a little
sketchy as to which roads to take from the Burns area, but not too
hard to find, once in the forest the forest roads are signed, not
too many spur roads are present also easing the search, the
lookout road is signed with the road number, the lookout is less
then 1 mile from the paved main road with no gates present
Road conditions: the paved road is in
good condition with two lanes, the road to the lookout is composed
mainly of dirt and natural rock, it is a little rough, however it
is short and should be usable for most vehicles, be sure to drive slowly
as the road is narrow and turns sharply so encountering another
vehicle would be best done when moving slowly
Interior:
the interior is almost empty containing remnants of objects used
when it was staffed, but now it is only setup for occasional use
only, some of the propane lights and propane piping is still
present as well as the pipe that supplied the propane from the
tank is still attached to the tower
Other structures on summit:
none
Electric power source:
none
Other: although only used for emergencies the lookout
is still cared for, it does see some vandalism but is repaired
when this takes place, the lookout sits close to the edge of the
forest however, due to the fire agencies joining together it is
more useful then if it was just used for detection of fires on the
forest, the view to the north is somewhat limited, however the
view in the other directions is expansive, it is somewhat easy to
see where the forest ends and the largely BLM-owned rangeland
begins, the active
Dry Mountain
Lookout is 10 miles away and easily visible
Visited:
Dominic Luebbers September 2002 |
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