Forest Fire Lookout Association

North Carolina

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Red = Removed

Blue = Information Known, Coming Soon

Yellow = Incomplete Information;

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NC Piedmont Lookout Inventory

Piedmont NC Statistics

26 Standing Lookout Towers

21 Removed Lookout Towers

Updated May 28, 2008

Name

County

Quad

Coordinates (N,W)

Ownership

Status

Photo

Built

Height

Stairs

Info

Bayleaf (new)

Wake

Bayleaf

 

NCDFR D11

Standing (2007)

Yes

1968

120'

142/9/17R

Aka "Six Forks", Lower Stair Planks Removed

Buck Mountain

Montgomery

Lovejoy

 

USFS - Uwharrie

Standing (2008)

Yes

 

 

 

Fenced

Butner

Granville

Lake Michie

 

National Guard

Standing (2007)

No

1968

99'9"

 

National Guard owned?

Cameron Hill

Harnett

Olivia

 

NCDFR D6

Standing (2007)

Yes

 

99'9"

 

Re-ertected when?

Cane Mountain

Alamance

Snow Camp

 

NCDFR D11

Standing (2006)

Yes

1959

100'

 

Bottom Two Flights of Stairs Removed, Alamance cohp

Caswell (Yanceyville)

Caswell

Yanceyville

 

NCDFR D11

Standing (2006)

Yes

1960

99'9"

 

At County Headquarters

Daves Mountain

Randolph

Asheboro

 

NCDFR D10

Standing (2005)

Yes

1950

99'9"

 

 

Eagle Springs

Moore

Zion Grove

 

NCDFR D3

Standing (2006)

Yes

1944

120'

 

 

Flowers

Johnston

Flowers

 

Private?

Standing (2008)

Yes

1936

100'

 

Metal Ladder to Cab, aka "Clayton", "Earp"

Hamlet

Richmond

Hamlet

 

NCDFR D3

Standing (2005)

Yes

1937

99'9"

 

 

Harrisville

Montgomery

Harrisville   

 

NCDFR D3

Standing (2005)

No

1944

99'9"

 

 

Henderson

Vance

Vicksboro

 

NCDFR D11

Standing (2007)

Yes

1952

99'9"

 

Bottom Flight Planks Removed

Hillsboro

Orange

Hillsborough

 

Orange Co.

Standing (2007)

Yes

1947

80'

 

Bottom Flight Stairs Removed, Fenced.  Inside Occoneechee State Park at summit of Occoneechee Mtn, Orange cohp

Lilesville

Anson

Wadesboro

 

NCDFR D3

Standing (2006)

Yes

1943

99'9"

132/8

 

Louisburg

Franklin

Gold Sand

 

NCDFR D5

Standing (2007)

No

1949

99'9"

 

 

Mamers

Harnett

Lillington

 

NCDFR D6

Standing (2007)

Yes

1934

72'9"

 

 

Midway

Davidson

Midway

 

Private

Standing (2002)

Yes

1958

100'

 

Aka Eller; sale of tower in 1974 and 1/3 acre to Howard V.  for $2725 in 1974, 236 Tower Circle Dr Winston Salem, NC 27107, 336-764-1824

Pittsboro

Chatham

Pittsboro

 

NCDFR D3

Standing (2007)

Yes

1951

99'9"

 

Fenced; Lower Flight Stairs Removed

Raeford

Hoke

Raeford

 

NCDFR D6

Standing (2007)

Yes

1968

120'

 

 

Sanford

Lee

Sanford

 

NCDFR D3

Standing (2007)

Yes

1954

99'9"