Administrative agency:
Malheur National Forest
Staffing status: used often for emergency detection
Elevation: 6235 ft
Structure: 1964 20ft wooden tower with modified L-4
cab
Access: the lookout is specifically
signed from the highway which is not too far away, driving is then
on a paved road for a short ways until you reach the FS road, this
is in fairly good condition and is signed somewhat well, but
finding the spur to the lookout can be sketchy, missing the turn
can mean driving down a steep road hugging the side of a cliff for
a long ways until an opportunity to turnaround is present, the
correct spur is rough, but no gates are present
Road conditions: the road is pretty good until you
reach the last two miles or so, it then turns to dirt (perhaps
with some gravel) parts of it are rough with wash boarding, large
rocks, and potholes, be prepared for a rough ride, visitors in
passenger cars may want to walk the last portion
Interior: the cab contains lights, a stove,
refrigerator, and heater powered by propane, it also contains a
bed and table
Other structures on summit: a permanently mounted
propane tank sits next to the lookout, slightly lower on the
mountain, a generator powered communication building with tower is
present along with some propane tanks, this might be a state
police repeater
Electric energy source: the tower is apparently used
enough to warrant the placement of solar panels on the roof to
power the radio
Other:
the lookout is in pretty good
shape, but could use some paint, some sort of small shower hut was
built under the stairs, but is now falling apart, views include
some forest as well as patchy rangeland off forest, as well as
some mountain ranges
Visited:
Dominic Luebbers July 2001 |
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