Lookout Mountain (Hood River County, Oregon)

Lookout Mountain
Lookout Mountain
Oregon
Highest point
Elevation 6,536 ft (1,992 m)  NAVD 88[1]
Prominence 1,845 ft (562 m) [2]
Coordinates 45°20′33″N 121°31′27″W / 45.342453989°N 121.524145425°W / 45.342453989; -121.524145425Coordinates: 45°20′33″N 121°31′27″W / 45.342453989°N 121.524145425°W / 45.342453989; -121.524145425 [1]
Geography
Location Hood River County, Oregon, U.S.
Parent range Cascade Range
Topo map USGS
Climbing
Easiest route Hike[3]

Lookout Mountain, elevation 6,536 feet (1,992 m),[1] is the second highest peak in Oregon's Mount Hood National Forest[3] and the highest point in Badger Creek Wilderness. It sits about 8 miles (13 km) east-southeast of Mount Hood, separated from it by the valley of the East Fork Hood River.

From its summit and with good visibility, one may see (from approximately west and moving clockwise) Mt. Hood, Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Rainier, Mt. Adams, Broken Top, South Sister, North Sister, Mt. Washington, and Mt. Jefferson with the unassisted eye.

In 1911 a Forest Service lookout was built on the summit and was replaced by an L-4 tower in 1940. The site was abandoned in 1966 and the structure was later removed.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Lookout RM 2". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
  2. ↑ "Lookout Mountain, Oregon". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
  3. 1 2 Richard, Terry (September 10, 2008). "Lookout Mountain: Hood's No. 2". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2014-09-20.
  4. ↑ "Lookout Mountain Lookout Site". Forest Fire Lookout Association. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
  • "Lookout Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


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