"LOOKOUT NAME" Lookout located at "ELEVATION IN FEET" feet in elevation, has been STATUS OF TOWER closed for several years now due to Forest Service funding cutbacks. There is "DETAILS OF PUBLIC ACCESS" no access to the tower or surrounding area to the general public short of hiking. The towers "MAP LOCATION" map location is Township ? South, Range ?? East, Section ?? on the "NAME OF" Forest Map "IF ANY".
LOOKOUT NAME, TYPE OF TOWER, DETAILS OF CONSTRUCTION, WHEN BUILT, WHEN PUT INTO SERVICE, AND SOME HISTORY ON THE TOWER. AN EXAMPLE: Lookout was originally constructed in 1900 as a compass lookout. In 1911 it was rebuilt as a 12' x 16' cabin by Ray Smithers. It had windows on all four sides and a phone was installed. In 1916 a octagonal second story was added to the cabin. In 1926 a 4AR type house was constructed. The 14' x 14' wood hip roofed lookout house had a steep 12/12 pitch roof with 2 pane windows and door in the center of the wall. In 1951 the lookout was rebuilt in the current configuration as it is today. The C-3(L) type tower is a 14' x 14' hip roofed wood tower standing on a 10' x 10' concrete block base.
TO CREATE A PANORAMIC VIEW FROM THE TOWER WE WILL NEED 5.0 MEGAPIXEL DIGITAL PHOTOS OVERLAPPING BY 25 PERCENT SO THEY CAN BE STICHED TOGETHER TO MAKE THE 360 DEGREE VIEW FROM THE TOWER. PHOTOS MUDT BE TAKEN FRON EACH CORNER OF THE TOWER WITH THE SAME FOCAL LENGTH AND 25 PERCENT OVERLAP OF THE FRAMES OF THE PICTURE. THIS PANORAMA IS OPTIONAL FOR THE TOWER WEBPAGE.
Click on the thumbnail above to view the 10/2008 panorama full size.
FIXED PHOTO PAN FROM THE LOOKOUT TOWER. THE PICTURES NEED TO BE 5.0 MEGAPIXEL OR MORE DIGITAL PHOTOS 2 PHOTOS FOR EACH DIRECTION AND DESCRIPTION SHOULD BE ENCLOSED. THEY SHOULD BE .JPG FILES AND ONE COMPRESSED TO 100 DPI FOR THE WEBPAGE AND ONE FULL SIZE FOR THE DETAILED ON CLICK OF THE PICTURE IN THE WEBPAGE.The following is a photo pan from the lookout with a brief description, the photos do overlap. Also clicking on the photo will open a seperate 450kb+ high resolution window for better viewing.
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