WHEELER POINT LOOKOUT
R.I.P. 1936-1959; 1959-1979
Developed in 1931 with a crows nest tree, a 40' wooden tower and tent cabin replaced it in 1936, followed by a 67' treated timber R-6 tower in 1959. It was last staffed in 1974 and destroyed in 1979. Known lookout personnel: 1933-1934: Loyal Parker; 1939: Bert Mason, Jr.; 1941: Norbert Peavy; 1944: Sylvia McDaniel; 1949: Glen Bassett; 1952: Donn Cochran; 1956: George Little, then John Snyder; 1961: Otis McDowell; 1963: Robert Fetsch; 1964: Jim Lindquist; 1966: Harley Harris, Louis Larson; 1968: Ronald Jones; 1970: Karen Holland.
Umatilla National Forest
25 miles WNW of Monument
Wheeler County, Oregon
Elevation 4994'

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Wheeler Point 1936-1959 Wheeler Point in 1959 Wheeler Point in 1959 Wheeler Point in 1960 Wheeler Point in 1962
Photos courtesy the Umatilla National Forest