ORR MOUNTAIN
Siskiyou County - Klamath National Forest
August 11, 2019 - Ron Kemnow photos
July 30, 1935: A set of three panorama photos were taken from this lookout.
September 15, 1937: "Spotting a fire which only burned for three minutes and which was 14 miles away is the record recently hung up by Lloyd Darley, lookout at the Orr Mountain lookout in the Goosenest area, east of here (Yreka)." (Bakersfield Californian)
DESIGNATION - ORR MOUNTAIN LOOKOUT
PID - MW0927
STATE/COUNTY- CA/SISKIYOU
COUNTRY - US
USGS QUAD - BRAY (1988)
STATION RECOVERY (1971)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1971 (WMJ)
THE POINT TRAVERSED TO WAS THE CENTER OF THE ORR MOUNTAIN
LOOKOUT TOWER THAT IS LOCATED ABOUT 11 MILES SOUTH OF MACDOEL,
7 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF TENNANT, 1.5 MILES NORTH OF BRAY
AND ON THE SUMMIT OF ORR MOUNTAIN. IT IS A FOUR LEGGED STRUCTURAL
STEEL TOWER SURMOUNTED BY A 12 X 12 FOOT CABIN. A TRAVERSE
CONNECTION WAS MADE TO TRIANGULATION STATION ORR MTN 1948, THE
DISTANCE BEING 54.50 FEET OR 16.613 METERS.
PID - MW0927
STATE/COUNTY- CA/SISKIYOU
COUNTRY - US
USGS QUAD - BRAY (1988)
STATION RECOVERY (1971)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1971 (WMJ)
THE POINT TRAVERSED TO WAS THE CENTER OF THE ORR MOUNTAIN
LOOKOUT TOWER THAT IS LOCATED ABOUT 11 MILES SOUTH OF MACDOEL,
7 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF TENNANT, 1.5 MILES NORTH OF BRAY
AND ON THE SUMMIT OF ORR MOUNTAIN. IT IS A FOUR LEGGED STRUCTURAL
STEEL TOWER SURMOUNTED BY A 12 X 12 FOOT CABIN. A TRAVERSE
CONNECTION WAS MADE TO TRIANGULATION STATION ORR MTN 1948, THE
DISTANCE BEING 54.50 FEET OR 16.613 METERS.