West Virginia Fire Lookouts

There are 72 known West Virginia Lookout sites

Tower Name
Ownership
Status
Latitude
Longitude
Elevation
Backbone
USFS
Undetermined
39 Deg. 06 Min.
79 Deg. 36 Min.
3661
Bald Knob
STATE
Standing
38 Deg. 27 Min.
79 Deg. 56 Min.
4600
Barton Knob
STATE
Undetermined
38 Deg, 37 Min,
79 Deg. 59 Min
4600
Bearden
USFS
Undetermined
39 Deg. 06 Min.
79 Deg. 25 Min.
3846
Beaverlick
USFS
Undetermined
38 Deg. 07 Min.
80 Deg. 03 Min.
3662
Bee Mountain
STATE
Not Standing
38 Deg. 11 Min.
81 Deg. 36 Min.
1850
Bell Knob
USFS
Undetermined
38 Deg. 59 Min.
79 Deg. 19 Min.
4045
Berwind
STATE
Undetermined
37 Deg. 15 Min.
81 Deg. 38 Min.
2450
Bickel
USFS
Undetermined
38 Deg. 56 Min.
79 Deg. 42 Min
4008
Big Ridge
STATE
Undetermined
38 Deg. 55 Min.
78 Deg. 53 Min.
2250
Blair Mountain
STATE
Not Standing
37 Deg. 52 Min.
81 Deg. 51 Min.
2000
Briery Knob
USFS
Undetermined
38 Deg. 08 Min.
80 Deg. 20 Min.
4518
Brushy Mountain
STATE
Undetermined
37 Deg. 42 Min.
80 Deg. 21 Min.
3100
Buck Knob
STATE
Not Standing
38 Deg. 12 Min.
81 Deg. 55 Min.
1170
Burning Rock
STATE
Undetermined
37 Deg. 42 Min.
81 Deg. 42 Min.
3000
Cabin Hill
STATE
Undetermined
37 Deg. 51 Min
82 Deg. 05 Min.
1850
Caddell
STATE
Standing
39 Deg. 26 Min.
79 Deg. 36 Min.
3100
Cottle
STATE
Not Standing
38 Deg. 22 Min.
80 Deg. 39 Min.
3000
Elk Horn
STATE
Undetermined
38 Deg. 55 Min.
79 Deg. 02 Min.
3005
Gatewood
USFS
Undetermined
38 Deg. 43 Min.
79 Deg. 35 Min.
4290
Gaudineer
USFS
Undetermined
38 Deg. 39 Min.
79 Deg. 50 Min.
4445
Gauley Mountain
STATE
Standing
38 Deg. 09 Min.
81 Deg. 06 Min.
2843
High Top
STATE
Undetermined
38 Deg. 04 Min.
79 Deg. 57 Min.
3100
Holly River
STATE
Undetermined
38 Deg. 39 Min.
80 Deg. 19 Min.
2600
Hopkins Mountain
USFS
Undetermined
37 Deg. 57 Min.
80 Deg. 15 Min.
3315
Huff Knob
STATE
Undetermined
37 Deg. 35 Min.
81 Deg. 06 Min.
3500
Ivy Knob
STATE
Undetermined
37 Deg. 47 Min.
81 Deg. 29 Min.
3400
Johnson Knob
STATE
Not Standing
38 Deg. 03 Min.
81 Deg. 24 Min.
2200
Keeney Mountain
STATE
Standing
37 Deg. 46 Min
80 Deg. 42 Min.
3945
Lambert Knob
STATE
Undetermined
37 Deg. 33 Min.
81 Deg. 33 Min.
2500
Laurel Hill
STATE
Undetermined
39 Deg.
79 Deg. 53 Min.
2500
Lick Knob
STATE
Undetermined
37 Deg. 56 Min.
81 Deg. 18 Min.
3150
Lone Star
STATE
Undetermined
39 Deg. 19 Min.
80 Deg. 57 Min.
2200
Mann Mountain
STATE
Standing
37 Deg. 55 Min.
80 Deg. 55 Min.
2500
Manning Knob
VA CON COMM
Undetermined
38 Deg. 08 Min.
80 Deg. 30 Min.
3600
Mikes Knob
USFS
Undetermined
38 Deg. 13 Min.
80 Deg. 20 Min.
4243
Mosark
USFS
Undetermined
39 Deg. 02 Min.
79 Deg. 33 Min.
3850
Mt. Desert
STATE
Not Standing
38 Deg. 17 Min.
81 Deg. 22 Min.
1650
Nathaniel
STATE
Standing
39 Deg. 11 Min.
78 Deg. 47 Min.
3140
Niges Cliff
STATE
Undetermined
38 Deg. 41 Min.
79 Deg. 25 Min.
4100
North Fork
USFS
Undetermined
38 Deg. 49 Min.
79 Deg. 20 Min.
3795
North Mountain
STATE
Undetermined
39 Deg. 25 Min.
78 Deg. 05 Min.
1800
Olga #1
PRIVATE
Undetermined
37 Deg. 22 Min.
81 Deg. 41 Min.
2275
Olga #2
PRIVATE
Undetermined
37 Deg. 21 Min.
81 Deg. 39 Min.
2250
Olga #3
PRIVATE
Undetermined
37 Deg. 26 Min.
81 Deg. 45 Min.
2025
Paddy Knob
USFS
Undetermined
38 Deg. 16 Min.
79 Deg. 15 Min.
4494
Panther
STATE
Standing
37 Deg. 24 Min.
81 Deg. 51 Min.
2100
Parting Springs
STATE
Undetermined
38 Deg. 37 Min.
80 Deg. 08 Min.
4000
Pickering
STATE
Not Standing
37 Deg. 47 Min.
82 Deg. 06 Min.
1950
Pigeon Roost
STATE
Undetermined
39 Deg. 11 Min.
79 Deg. 13 Min.
3700
Pilot Knob
STATE
Undetermined
37 Deg. 29 Min.
81 Deg. 17 Min.
3300
Pinnacle
STATE
Undetermined
39 Deg. 23 Min.
79 Deg. 04 Min.
3150
Point Mountain
STATE
Standing
38 Deg. 30 Min.
80 Deg. 18 Min.
3500
Pond Ridge
STATE
Undetermined
38 Deg. 28 Min.
80 Deg. 53 Min.
1850
Poplar Ridge
STATE
Undetermined
38 Deg. 37 Min.
80 Deg. 36 Min.
1850
Red Oak Knob
USFS
Undetermined
38 Deg. 21 Min.
80 Deg. 26 Min.
3650
Red Spruce
USFS
Not Standing
38 Deg. 20 Min.
80 Deg. 09 Min.
4710
Rich Knob
STATE
Undetermined
38 Deg. 50 Min.
79 Deg. 56 Min.
3700
Rich Mountain
STATE
Undetermined
38 Deg. 01 Min.
80 Deg. 40 Min.
3816
Round Knob
STATE
Undetermined
37 Deg. 45 Min.
81 Deg. 04 Min.
3000
Sand Springs
STATE
Not Standing
39 Deg. 41 Min.
79 Deg. 45 Min.
2560
Sharp Knob
USFS
Undetermined
38 Deg. 26 Min.
80 Deg. 09 Min.
4535
Shawnee Mountain
STATE
Undetermined
37 Deg. 24 Min.
81 Deg. 26 Min.
2700
Sideling Hill
STATE
Undetermined
39 Deg. 31 Min.
78 Deg. 23 Min.
2250
Smoke Camp
USFS
Undetermined
38 Deg. 33 Min.
79 Deg. 43 Min.
4218
Spring Mountain
STATE
Undetermined
37 Deg. 50 Min.
81 Deg. 39 Min.
2500
Sugar Grove
STATE
Undetermined
38 Deg. 06 Min.
80 Deg. 48 Min.
3150
Tams
STATE
Standing
37 Deg. 42 Min.
81 Deg. 17 Min.
2500
Thorny
STATE
Standing
38 Deg. 18 Min.
79 Deg. 59 Min.
3400
Tick Ridge
STATE
Standing
37 Deg. 58 Min.
82 Deg. 23 Min.
1300
White Oak
STATE
Undetermined
37 Deg. 56 Min
81 Deg. 44 Min.
1877
Williams Hill
STATE
Not Standing
38 Deg. 02 Min.
81 Deg. 40 Min.
1900

 Total
Sites

Total
Standing
Active

Total
Standing
Inactive		Total
No Longer
Standing
Totals72Incomplete Count Incomplete Count Incomplete Count

Notes:

-Status on all towers was unavailable at post time, but will be updated when available

-Individual Tower breakdowns will be added in the future

-WV Tower Research by Ralph Glover

-Last update on this page - 7/23/2007 (updated Cottle and Red Spruce Status)

Key:

Undetermined - Information was unavailable at web posting time.

STATE = WV State Dividion of Forestry
USFS = US Forest Service
PRIVATE = Privately Owned
VA CON COMM = VA Conservation Commission

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