TOPE CREEK LOOKOUT
Built in 1936, this 103' treated timber tower with 7x7' cab and accompanying ground house living quarters, along with the land it occupies, were sold at a state auction in 1978, and is now private property. The lookout is listed on the National Historic Lookout Register. Known lookout personnel: 1954: Pat Beck; 1957: Marlene Sarratt; 1959, 1961: Eva Zeamer; 1968-1969: Diane DeGrofft; 1970: Janet Tafferty.
Oregon Dept. of Forestry/Private
15 miles north of Enterprise
Wallowa County, Oregon
Elevation 4720'

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Tope Creek L.O. Tope Creek in 1999 Tope Creek in 2022
Photos courtesy the Dave Bula collection and Rex Kamstra