Type: 82′ tower with 7×7′ cab
Status: Staffed
Elevation: 6,982′
Visited: June 22, 2023
Hat Point was the very first fire lookout I ever visited, long before my interest in lookouts started. My sister and I stopped here during a trip in 2007. I visited again during my recent trip to northeast Oregon.
There’s a viewing platform around the base as well as one about two-thirds up the tower. The views are pretty dang nice on a beautiful June day! The Seven Devils:
Wallowa Mountains:
Hells Canyon:
Zoomed-in on the Snake River far below:
Looking north:
I didn’t spot them until a little bit after taking the above photo, but there are mountain goats out there at the edge of the trees on the far right:
These shelters over the nearby picnic tables only provide a little bit of shade. It can get quite hot here in summer:
This is the living quarters for the lookout. A crew was there that day getting the place ready for the impending arrival of said lookout:
