Type: 67′ tower with R-6 cab
Status: Staffed
Elevation: 5,303′
Visited: October 17, 2021
On my way home from staying at the Fry Meadow Guard Station I made a detour to visit the High Ridge Lookout. As I approached I could see it from Road 31:
I turned onto Road 270 then immediately left onto 271, then parked at the gate and started walking:
It was one mile from the gate to the tower, which was built in 1959:
This late in the season it wasn’t being staffed anymore and the catwalk was locked, as I expected. But there’s a nice viewing platform just below where I got to experience being blasted by the wind:
The views were great and I could see lots of beautiful larches:
The distant Wallowa Mountains were visible:
Nice view along the ridge:
I could see the old outhouse in the trees:
I spotted some deer grazing below:
Lookout shadow:
After coming down from the tower I walked out along the ridge. There are remains from the prior 1941 lookout out there:
Looking back at the tower:
More information
Forest Lookouts
Rex’s Forest Fire Lookout Page
National Historic Lookout Register
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