The Waldo Mountain fire lookout is located atop Waldo Mountain, in the Willamette National Forest, Oregon.
The original fire lookout tower was built on this site in 1926 and was a small cabin. In 1929 a cupola style lookout replaced the cabin. The current flat top lookout was built in 1956.Kresek, Ray. Fire Lookouts of the Northwest Fairfield, Washington: Ye Galleon Press, 1998 The lookout is currently unstaffed and no longer a functioning lookout.
This is hike #90 in William Sullivan's 100 Hikes in the Central Oregon Cascades.Sullivan, William. 100 Hikes in the Central Oregon Cascades Eugene, Oregon: Navillus Press 2007 Sullivan describes the hike as a difficult loop with a 2,000' elevation gain.
See also
Firefighting in Oregon
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