KOSMOS LOOKOUT
R.I.P. 1947-1963
Built in 1947, this World War II surplus steel observation tower along with a house for living quarters were replaced in 1963 by a 50' wooden DNR live-in tower, which was abruptly destroyed in 1968.
Washington State Division of Forestry/DNR
4 miles east of Morton
Lewis County, Washington
Elevation 3595'

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Kosmos in 1953 Kosmos in 1956
Photos courtesy the Washington Digital Archives and the Fire Lookout Museum