The Waldo Mountain fire lookout is located atop Waldo Mountain, in the Willamette National Forest, Oregon.
The original fire lookout tower was built on this site in 1926 and was a small cabin. In 1929 a cupola style lookout replaced the cabin. The current flat top lookout was built in 1956.[1] The lookout is currently unstaffed and no longer a functioning lookout.[2]
This is hike #90 in William Sullivan's 100 Hikes in the Central Oregon Cascades.[3] Sullivan describes the hike as a difficult 7.9 miles (12.7 km) loop with a 2,000' elevation gain.
References edit
- ^ Kresek, Ray. Fire Lookouts of the Northwest Fairfield, Washington: Ye Galleon Press, 1998
- ^ "Waldo Mountain Lookout". U.S. Forest Service. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
- ^ Sullivan, William. 100 Hikes in the Central Oregon Cascades Eugene, Oregon: Navillus Press 2007