Type: 10′ tower
Status: Staffed
Elevation: 4,881′
Visited: July 15, 2023
There’s a road that goes to Pig Iron Lookout, but today I visited the lookout by taking the trail that starts on Road 250. (Read about the hike here.)
The trail dumped me out on the lookout access road, which I started walking:
When I arrived at the lookout no one was home:
Looking west with Twin Lakes Mountain on the left, Toketee Lake and Clearwater Forebay No. 2 down below:
Looking northwest to Illahee Rock, Spring Mountain, and Harding Butte:
The lookout sits at the end of Watson Ridge, a little bit west of the actual summit of Pig Iron Mountain. Therefore no views exist to the east:
More information
Forest Lookouts
Rex’s Forest Fire Lookout Page
National Historic Lookout Register
Peakbagger
Panorama Photos
Geocache
History
This 10′ tower with 14×14′ cab was built in 1950 and is staffed by volunteers. Despite the name it is located to the west of Pig Iron Mountain.