Arkansas Lookouts

Total known Sites - 122
Last Update - 12/17/2009
Tower Name
Date Built
Status
Tower
Cab
Notes
#9 Tower
Unknown
Standing in 1994
Unknown
Unknown
Located south of Holly Springs
Abbott Mountain
1934, CCC
Removed in the 60s
Stone base
Platform
N/A
Allen Peak
1933, CCC
Removed in 1972
Metal frame
Unknown
N/A
Allison
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
1941 fire/admin map, 1948 rec map
Almond
Unknown
Standing in 1994
Unknown
Unknown
N/A
Bear Knob
1940s
Removed in 1974
Metal Frame
Unknown
use discontinued in 1970
Bee Mountain
193?, CCC
Standing
Stone base
Wooden
N/A
Benson
Unknown
Standing in 1994
45' steel
Unknown
Sold to Eleanor Benson on retirement from AFC, T-15-4
Bethel
Unknown
Standing in 1994
Unknown
Unknown
Old tower 2-4
Big Flat
Unknown
Not Standing
Tree Stand?
Unknown
1941 Sylamore fire map
Bismark
Unknown
Standing in 1994
Unknown
Unknown
Old tower T-54
Black Mountain
Unknown
Not Standing
Unknown
Unknown
possible wooden tower (informant)
Blakley
CCC?
Not Standing
Tree (red oak) platform
N/A
N/A
Blue Ridge
Unknown
Standing in 1994
Unknown
Unknown
Old tower 2-1, tower sold, in 1994 site used as Howard County Work Center.
Boat Mountain
Unknown
Standing in 1994
Unknown
Unknown
N/A
Boston
Unknown
Standing
99'9" steel
6'8"x6'8"
1939 rec map,not original
Bowden
Unknown
Removed in 1994
Unknown
Unknown
Old tower 1-2, 5 mi. E of Hamburg on Hwy. 8.
Box Springs
Unknown
Standing in 1994
Unknown
Unknown
Repeater tower
Brushy
Unknown
Standing
Unknown
Unknown
1939 rec map,not original,  1948 rec map
Buck Knob
Unknown
Not Standing
Unknown
Unknown
N/A
Bucksnort (Fordyce)
Unknown
Standing in 1994
Unknown
Unknown
Old tower T-31
Bud Hill
Unknown
Standing in 1994
Unknown
Unknown
owned by International paper, 6 mi. N of Hampton on Hwy 167
Buffalo
Unknown
Standing
99'9" steel
6'8"x6'8"
1939 rec map,  1948 rec map
Bull Mountain (Gurdon)
Unknown
Standing in 1994
Unknown
Unknown
Old tower T-56
Bull Shoals
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
N/A
Bunea Vista
Unknown
Standing in 1994
Unknown
Unknown
SW of Camden on Hwy. 79
Cazort
1930's
Removed in the 70s
99'9" steel
6'8"x6'8"
1939 rec map,  1948 rec map, on private land, 20x24 foot dwelling removed in 1960s
Cedar Mountain
1937
Not Standing
Unknown
Unknown
1939 rec map,  1948 rec map
Central
Unknown
Not Standing
Unknown
Unknown
1941 fire/admin map, 1948 rec map
Cleveland
Unknown
Not Standing
Unknown
Unknown
1939 rec map,1941 fire/admin map, 1948 rec map
Cominto
Unknown
Standing in 1994
Unknown
Unknown
Old tower 1-5
Compton
Unknown
Standing
Steel
Unknown
Located off hwy 43 on Fire Tower Road between Ponca and Compton
Cossatot River
Unknown
Not Standing
Metal frame
Unknown
N/A
Cove Mountain
1933, CCC
Removed in 1972
Metal frame
Unknown
N/A
Crossroads
1935
Standing in 2005
120' steel
7'x7' steel
Old tower 1-1, Owned by city of Hamburg; Lat.33 13 59, Long.91 55 30, Aeromotor, CCC built
Crystal Mountain
1964
Removed in 1979
Metal frame
metal
use discontinued in 1974
Deer
Unknown
Not Standing
99'9" steel
6'8"x6'8"
1939 rec map,  1948 rec map
Devil's Knob
1910-1915
Standing
99'9" steel
6'8"x6'8"
1910-1915 Ozark admin map, 1939 rec map,  1948 rec map
Dobb Springs
Unknown
Not Standing
N/A
Observation Point
N/A
Dutch Creek
1933, CCC
Removed in 1972
Metal frame
Unknown
N/A
Eagle Mountain
Unknown
Not Standing
Metal frame
Unknown
N/A
Evans Mountain
Unknown
Not Standing
Unknown
Unknown
1910/1915 Ozark admin map
Fairview
Unknown
Not Standing
steel
LiveIn w Cat Walk
1939 rec map,interior photo with CCC enrollee on duty in For The Trees-pg. 77,  1948 rec map
Farris Mountain
1911-1915
Not Standing
Unknown
Unknown
1910-1915 Ozark admin map
Fly Gap
Unknown
Not Standing
60' steel
6'8"x6'8"
1939 rec map,  1948 rec map, aka Morgan Mountain, elev. 2,280.
Forum Tower
Unknown
Standing in 1994
45' steel
Unknown
Land owned by AR Game & Fish, T-15-1
Fourche Pinnacle
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Sold to Deltic farm & Timber in 1988
Gaston Mountain
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
N/A
Gravel Ridge
Unknown
Standing in 1994
Unknown
Unknown
SW of Hermitage, AR.
Green
Unknown
Not Standing
84'[
6'8"x6'8"
1939 rec map,1941 admin map, 1948 rec map
Guy
Unknown
Standing
40" steel
7'x7' steel
N/A
Hangtree (Okolona)
Unknown
Standing in 1994
Unknown
Unknown
Old Tower T-58
Hardy
Unknown
Standing in 1994
Unknown
Unknown
N/A
Hatley
Unknown
Not Standing
99'9" steel
6'8"x6'8"
1939 rec map,  1948 rec map
Health
Unknown
Not Standing
99'9" steel
6'8"x6'8"
1939 rec map,  1948 rec map
Hickory Nut Mountain
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
N/A
High Peak
1932, CCC
Removed in 1973
Orig. wooden, later metal
Unknown
use discontinued in 1969
Horn
1936?
Standing
99'9" steel
6'8"x6'8"
N/A
Horseshoe Mountain
Unknown
Not Standing
Metal frame
Unknown
N/A
Huckleberry
Unknown
Not Standing
99'9" steel
6'8"x6'8"
1939 rec map,  1948 rec map, removed to Ft. Chaffee
Ico (Sheridan)
Unknown
Standing in 1994
Unknown
Unknown
Old tower T-71, International Paper owns
Iron Mtn.
Unknown
Standing in 2001
100' steel
7'x7' steel
Floor gone. Digital photos Feb 2001 by Sue Foster
Iron Springs
Unknown
Standing in 1994
Unknown
Unknown
N/A
Ketcherside
Unknown
Not Standing
Unknown
Unknown
1910/1915 Ozark admin map, have archival photo
Key Hill (Sparkman)
Unknown
Standing in 1994
Unknown
Unknown
Old tower T-35
Kimes
Unknown
Not Standing
99'9" steel
6'8"x6'8"
1939 rec map,  1948 rec map
Libery Hill
1937-38
Removed mid 80s
99'9" steel
6'8"x6'8"
1939 rec map,  1948 rec map
Locke
Unknown
Not Standing
Unknown
Unknown
1939 rec map,  1948 rec map
Lone Pine Mountain
Unknown
Not Standing
Unknown
Unknown
N/A
Lyons Point
1911-1915
Not Standing
Unknown
Unknown
1910-1915 Ozark admin map
Magazine Mountain
Unknown
Standing
99'9" steel
6'8"x6'8"
1939 rec map,  1948 rec map, 1976 admin map
Matney
Unknown
Removed in 1988
99'9" steel
6'8"x6'8"
1939 rec map,1941 fire/admin map, photo in For The Trees-pg. 120, 1948 rec map, 1976 admin map
McGowan
ca. 1914
Removed mid 30s
Unknown
Unknown
1910-1915 Ozark admin map, photo in For The Trees-pg. 58.
Mt. Judea
1937
Not Standing
99'9" steel
6'8"x6'8"
1948 rec map, 1980 Quad.
Mt. Top Tower
Unknown
Standing in 1994
Unknown
Unknown
Land owned by Raymond Wyers
Muddy Creek
1933, CCC
Removed in 1964
Stone base
Metal platform
N/A
New London
Unknown
Standing in 1994
Unknown
Unknown
owned by Riverwood Inernational, located N of Strong, AR.
North Fork Pinnacle
1930s, CCC
Removed 1965
Metal frame
wooden
use discontinued in 1962
North Tower (Rich Mtn.)
Unknown
Not Standing
Unknown
Unknown
 1948 rec map
Oak Hill
Unknown
Standing in 1994
Unknown
Unknown
Old tower 2-11, owned by Ashdown School District
Oak Mountain Tower
1928
Removed 1966
Metal frame
wooden
use discontinued in 1964
Ouachita Pinnacle
Unknown
Not Standing
Unknown
Unknown
N/A
Ozan
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
sw 1/4 OF Section, owned by Martin Stanley, relocated from elsewhere, used as TV antenna
Paul Mountain
1930s, CCC
Removed in the 40s
Concrete base
Unknown
N/A
Perme
Unknown
Standing in 1994
Unknown
Unknown
Fire Tower Man - Lookout - On Duty 36 Years, 1984 Arkansas People and Places:129-140.
Peterman (White Oak)
Unknown
Not Standing
99'9" steel
6'8"x6'8"
1939 rec map,  1948 rec map
Pigeon Roost
1930s, CCC
Removed in 1973
Metal frame
Unknown
use discontinued in early 1960s
Pilot Knob
Unknown
Not Standing
99'9" steel
6'8"x6'8"
1910/1915 Ozark admin map, 1939 rec map,  1948 rec map
Pine Mountain
pre-1938
Standing
Unknown
Unknown
1938 B&W aerial photo, 1939 rec map,  1948 rec map, Tower NF-11-1
Pine Mountain
1911-1915
Not Standing
Unknown
Unknown
1910-1915 Ozark admin map (not same Pine Mt. As on B.M. district)
Poison Springs
Unknown
Standing
100 steel
7'x7' steel
probably Aermotor, Staffed until 1985, Built 1937-38 by CCC.  Info from Keith Argow.
Poteau Mountain
Unknown
Not Standing
Unknown
Unknown
N/A
Powell Mountain
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
N/A
Push Mountain
ca. 1928-29
Standing
64' steel
6'8"x6'8"
1939 rec map,1941 fire/admin map,  1948 rec map, 1976 admin map
Ramsey
Unknown
Not Standing
Unknown
Unknown
1939 rec map,1941 fire/admin map,  1948 rec map
Raspberry
Unknown
Not Standing
Unknown
Unknown
1939 rec map,  1948 rec map
Red Hill
Unknown
Removed in 1989
Unknown
Unknown
N/A
Reform Point
1930s, CCC
Removed in 1965
metal frame
wooden
use discontinued in 1961
Rich Mountain
Unknown
Standing
Metal Frame
Unknown
N/A
Round Hill
1929
Removed in thre 70s
99'9" steel
6'8"x6'8"
1939 rec map,  1948 rec map, helicoptered to Ft. Chaffee Firing Range.
Round Mtn.
Unknown
Standing
Unknown
Unknown
Site building & tower all sold by AFC pre-1994
Rush (ing)
Unknown
Standing
Unknown
Unknown
N/A
Skyline (Alpine)
Unknown
Standing in 2004
Unknown
Unknown
Old tower T-59
Slatington
1933, CCC
Not Standing
Metal frame
Unknown
use discontinued in early 1960s
Smith Pinnacle
Unknown
Not Standing
wooden
wooden
N/A
South End Tower (?)
1936?
Removed pre 1964
Unknown
Unknown
N/A
Stone House
1925
Removed in 1974
Metal frame
Unknown
use discontinued in 1970
Sugarloaf
Unknown
Standing
99'9" steel
6'8"x6'8"
1939 rec map,1941 fire/admin map,  1948 rec map, 1976 admin map
Sulpher Springs
Unknown
Standing in 1994
Unknown
Unknown
Old tower 7-3
Tall Peak
193?, CCC
Standing
Stone base
Wooden
N/A
Tower Mountain
Unknown
Standing in 1994
Unknown
Unknown
Old tower 2-9, leased from International Paper, used as Pike County Work Center
Turnpike (Freeman)
Unknown
Not Standing
90' steel
6'8"x6'8"
1910/1915 Ozark admin map, 1939 rec map,  1948 rec map
Vanderslice
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
N/A
Velvet Ridge
Unknown
Standing
Unknown
Unknown
Dwelling sold in 1989
Walker
Unknown
Not Standing
99'9" steel
6'8"x6'8"
1939 rec map, 1948 rec map
Wedington
Unknown
Not Standing
99'9" steel
6'8"x6'8"
1966 admin map
Weedy Rough
1937
Not Standing
99'9" steel
6'8"x6'8"
1939 rec map,  1948 rec map
White Oak Mountain
1925
Removed in 1974
Metal frame
Unknown
use discontinued in 1970
White Rock
1911-15
Removed mid 80s
80' steel
6'8"x6'8"
1910/1915 Ozark admin map, 1939 rec map,  1948 rec map
Wildcat
Unknown
Not Standing
Tree
N/A
N/A
Wolf Mountain
Unknown
Standing in 1994
Unknown
Unknown
N/A
Wolf Pinnacle
Unknown
Not Standing
Metal frame
Unknown
N/A

Totals:

  • Total standing active - 0
  • Total standing inactive - 48
  • Total no longer standing - 74

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