RAINIER TOWER LOOKOUT
R.I.P. 1942-1968
Located on the Fort Lewis Military Reservation, this 100' timber L-6 tower was built in 1942. It was replaced in 1968 with a 112' all-steel tower, which was sold and removed in 2000.
U.S. Army
5 miles northwest of Yelm
Thurston County, Washington
Elevation 500'

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Rainier Tower in 1965
Photo courtesy the Fire Lookout Museum