West Virginia Fire Lookouts - State Listing Page

#	Tower Name	County	USGS Quad	Coordinates	Ownership	Status	Remarks
1	Laurel Mountain	Barbour	Belington	39 00 14 79 53 11	WVDF	Unknown
2	North Mountain	Berkeley	Tablers Station	39 25 11 78 05 21	WVDF	Removed
3	Sleepy Creek	Berkeley	Stotlers Crossroads	39 33 03 78 09 32	WVDF	Removed
4	Elk Knob (I)	Boone	Unknown	Unknown	STATE	Removed	Rebuilt as Elk Knob (II)
5	Elk Knob (II)	Boone	Unknown	Unknown	WVCC	Removed	Relocated to Eunice
6	Piney Knob	Boone	Henlawson	37 58 54 81 54 31	WVDF	Unknown
7	White Oak	Boone	Wharton	Approx. 37 55 52 81 43 50	WVDF	Unknown
8	Williams Hill	Boone	Williams Mountain	38 01 29 81 40 41	WVDF	Removed
9	Eunice (name unconfirmed)	Boone / Raleigh	Unknown	Unknown	WVCC	Removed	Relocated from Elk Knob (II)
9	Eunice (name unconfirmed)	Boone / Raleigh	Unknown	Unknown	WVCC	Removed	Relocated to Bacon Knob
10	Poplar Ridge	Braxton	Erbacon	38 37 24 80 36 31	WVCC	Removed
11	Cabell	Cabell	Winslow	38 15 09.78 82 15 24.96	WVDF	Removed
12	Pond Ridge	Clay	Swandale	38 28 49 80 52 58	WVDF	Removed
13	Gauley Mountain	Fayette	Ansted	38 09 09 81 06 54	WVDF	Removed	Sold to WVDNR, dismantled and relocated
14	Mann Mountain	Fayette	Danese	37 55 39 80 58 13	WVDF	Standing (May 9, 2007)
15	Stop Knob	Fayette	Powellton	38 xx xx 81 xx xx	WVCC	Removed	Relocated to Peters Mountain
16	Bell Knob	Grant	Hopeville	39 00 00 79 19 23	USFS	Standing (2009)
17	Pigeon Roost	Grant	Greenland Gap	39 11 14 79 13 25	WVDF	Removed
18	Grassy Knob	Greenbrier	Trout	38 03 55 80 29 47	WVDF	Removed
19	Hopkins Mountain	Greenbrier	Alvon	37 56 45 80 14 57.4	USFS	Removed
20	Job Knob	Greenbrier	Duo	Unknown	STATE	Removed
21	Manning Knob	Greenbrier	Fork Mountain	Approx. 38 08 26 80 29 56	Central Protective Association	Removed
22	Mikes Knob	Greenbrier	Lobelia	38 13 18 80 22 01	USFS	Removed	Sold to Richwood Volunteer Fire Department, Incorporated, dismantled and relocated
23	Rich Mountain	Greenbrier	Quinwood	38 01 06 80 40 24	WVDF	Removed
24	Bens Knob	Hampshire	Hanging Rock	39 15 27 78 31 34	WVDF	Removed
25	Nathaniel Mountain	Hampshire	Sector	39 11 56 78 47 26	WVDF	Standing (May 17, 2011)
26	Big Ridge	Hardy	Lost River State Park	38 54 50 78 53 42	WVDF	Standing (July 24, 2010)
	Cranny Crow	Hardy	Lost River State Park	See 'Big Ridge'
27	Elkhorn Mountain	Hardy	Petersburg East	38 55 43 79 02 44	WVDF	Unknown
28	Half Moon	Hardy	Baker	Approx. 39 00 02 78 37 55	USFS	Removed
29	Bee Mountain	Kanawha	Belle	Approx. 38 11 15.5 81 36 57.9	WVDF	Removed
30	Foreman Knob	Kanawha	Kettle	Approx. 38 31 47 81 24 12	WVDF	Removed
31	Johnson Knob (I)	Kanawha	Eskdale	Unknown	WVGFC	Removed	Replaced by Johnson Knob (II)
32	Johnson Knob (II)	Kanawha	Eskdale	38 03 58.7 81 24 08.3	WVDF	Removed
33	Mount Desert	Kanawha	Quick	38 17 22 81 22 32	WVDF	Removed
34	Buck Knob	Lincoln	Griffithsville	38 12 45 81 54 34	WVDF	Removed
35	Gartin Knob	Lincoln	Ranger	38 01 27 82 12 05	WVDF	Unknown
	Mann Knob	Lincoln	Ranger	See 'Gartin Knob'
36	Blair Mountain	Logan	Amherstdale	37 51 46 81 51 21	WVDF	Removed
37	Cabin Hill	Logan	Holden	37 50 56 82 05 19	WVCC	Unknown
	Horse Pens	Logan	Man	See 'Mingo Mountain'
38	Mingo Mountain	Logan	Man	37 38 26 81 59 35	WVDF	Standing (May 1, 2009)
39	Spring Mountain	Logan	Lorado	37 49 50 81 39 01	WVDF	Unknown
40	Berwind	McDowell	War	37 15 59 81 37 54	WVDF	Removed
41	Coalwood	McDowell	Davy	37 22 43 81 39 30	PRIVATE (Alawest, Incorporated)	Removed	Television tower (steel w/open platform – no cab)
42	Olga No. 1	McDowell	War	37 21 53 81 41 09	PRIVATE (Alawest, Incorporated)	Standing (February 20, 2008)	Tower number (Olga No. 1) assigned by Olga Coal Company, predecessor to Alawest, Incorporated
43	Olga No. 2	McDowell	War	37 21 00 81 38 58	PRIVATE (Alawest, Incorporated)	Standing (February 20, 2008)	Tower number (Olga No. 2) assigned by Olga Coal Company, predecessor to Alawest, Incorporated
44	Olga No. 3	McDowell	Davy	37 25 59 81 43 30	PRIVATE (Alawest, Incorporated)	Standing (February 20, 2008)	Tower number (Olga No. 3) assigned by Olga Coal Company, predecessor to Alawest, Incorporated
45	Panther	McDowell	Panther	37 25 58 81 53 01	WVDF	Standing (November 9, 2009)
46	Shawnee Mountain	McDowell	Keystone	37 24 12 81 26 07	WVDF	Removed
47	McComas (name unconfirmed)	Mercer	Crumpler	37 23 25 81 17 57	Unknown	Unknown
48	Pilot Knob	Mercer	Crumpler	37 28 13.7 81 16 54	WVDF	Standing (November 8, 2011)
49	Pinnacle	Mineral	Westernport	39 22 55 79 04 42	WVDF	Standing (May 29, 2007)
50	Slate Lick	Mineral	Headsville	39 25 20 78 47 24	WVDF	Unknown
51	Buffalo Mountain	Mingo	Delbarton	37 42 18 82 12 49	WVDF	Unknown
52	Hells Knob	Mingo	Delbarton	37 42 55 82 13 50	STATE	Removed
53	Pickering Knob	Mingo	Holden	37 46 47 82 06 24	WVDF	Removed
54	Brushy Mountain	Monroe	Glace	37 41 36 80 20 52	PRIVATE (formerly WVDF)	Unknown
55	Hanging Rock (I)	Monroe	Gap Mills	Approx. 37 30 15 80 27 11	WVDF	Removed
56	Hanging Rock (II)	Monroe	Gap Mills	Approx. 37 30 15 80 27 11	USFS (formerly WVDF)	Removed
57	Hanging Rock (III)	Monroe	Gap Mills	Approx. 37 30 15 80 27 11	USFS	Standing
58	Peters Mountain	Monroe	Unknown	Unknown	STATE	Unknown	Relocated from Stop Knob
59	Sideling Hill	Morgan	Paw Paw	39 31 51 78 23 49	WVDF	Removed
60	Cottle Knob	Nicholas	Craigsville	38 21 36 80 38 49	WVDF	Removed
61	Lone Star	Nicholas	Gilboa	38 19 30 80 57 05	WVDF	Removed
62	Sugar Grove (I)	Nicholas	Corliss	Unknown	STATE	Removed	Wooden tower
63	Sugar Grove (II)	Nicholas	Corliss	38 06 09.1 80 48 07.8	PRIVATE (formerly WVDF)	Standing	Steel tower
64	Unknown (Nettie Fire Department, Incorporated)	Nicholas	Nettie	38 13 22 80 41 08	Nettie Fire Department, Incorporated	Standing	Former Briery Knob (II) tower, purchased from WVDF and relocated
65	Unknown (Richwood Volunteer Fire Department, Incorporated)	Nicholas	Richwood	38 13 28 80 31 49	Richwood Volunteer Fire Department, Incorporated	Standing	Former Mikes Knob tower, purchased from USFS and relocated
66	Niges Cliff	Pendleton	Circleville	38 41 xx 79 25 xx	WVCC	Removed
67	North Fork Mountain	Pendleton	Upper Tract	38 50 38 79 19 39	USFS	Removed
68	Pike Knob	Pendleton	Circleville	38 40 02 79 26 16	USFS	Removed
69	Spruce Knob (I)	Pendleton	Spruce Knob	Unknown	Unknown	Removed	Wooden tower
70	Spruce Knob (II)	Pendleton	Spruce Knob	38 41 58 79 31 59	USFS	Standing (August 29, 2009)	Two story stone observation tower
71	Bald Knob (I)	Pocahontas	Cass	Unknown	WVGFC	Removed	Replaced by Bald Knob (II)
72	Bald Knob (II)	Pocahontas	Cass	38 26 53 79 55 52	WVDNR (formerly WVDF)	Standing
73	Beaver Lick	Pocahontas	Lake Sherwood	38 07 04 80 03 15	USFS	Removed
74	Black Mountain	Pocahontas	Woodrow	38 16 21 80 14 18	STATE	Removed
75	Briery Knob (I)	Pocahontas	Lobelia	Unknown	WVGFC	Removed	Replaced by Briery Knob (II)
76	Briery Knob (II)	Pocahontas	Lobelia	38 08 39 80 20 39	WVDF (leased to USFS)	Removed	Sold to Nettie Fire Department, Incorporated, dismantled and relocated
77	Gaudineer	Pocahontas	Durbin	38 36 54 79 50 36	USFS	Removed
78	Gay Knob	Pocahontas	Edray	Approx. 38 19 03 80 04 12	Unknown	Removed
79	Little Mountain	Pocahontas	Unknown	Unknown	USFS	Unknown
80	Michael Mountain	Pocahontas	Clover Lick	38 17 25 79 54 12	WVCC	Removed
81	Mountain View	Pocahontas	Edray	Unknown	STATE	Unknown
82	Red Spruce	Pocahontas	Woodrow	38 19 35 80 09 14	USFS	Removed
83	Sharps Knob (I)	Pocahontas	Sharp Knob	Unknown	Unknown	Removed
84	Sharps Knob (II)	Pocahontas	Sharp Knob	38 25 36 80 09 51	USFS	Removed
85	Signal Knob	Pocahontas	Wildell	Unknown	STATE	Removed
86	Smoke Camp Knob	Pocahontas	Thornwood	Approx. 38 33 10 79 42 15	USFS	Removed
87	Thorny Mountain	Pocahontas	Clover Lick	38 18 49 79 56 45	WVDNR (formerly WVCC)	Standing (May 11, 2012)
88	Unknown (Cass Scenic Railroad State Park)	Pocahontas	Cass	Approx. 38 24 22 79 56 51	WVDNR	Standing	Former Gauley Mountain tower, purchased from WVDF and relocated
89	Unknown (Snowshoe Mountain, Incorporated)	Pocahontas	Cass	Approx. 38 25 08 79 57 52	Snowshoe Mountain, Incorporated	Standing	Former Rich Mountain tower, purchased from WVDF and relocated
	White Rocks	Pocahontas	Lake Sherwood	See 'Beaver Lick'
90	Caddell Mountain	Preston	Terra Alta	39 26 39 79 36 25	WVDF	Unknown
91	Cheat View	Preston	Masontown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
92	Sand Spring	Preston	Lake Lynn	39 41 43 79 45 45	WVDF	Removed
93	Snaggy Mountain	Preston	Oakland	39 29 11 79 29 13	MDDNR	Removed	Owned / maintained by the state of Maryland
94	Tip Top	Preston	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
95	Putnam	Putnam	Sissonville	38 36 02 81 44 09	WVDF	Unknown
	Bacon Knob	Raleigh	Dorothy	See 'Wriston Knob'
96	Huff Knob	Raleigh	Flat Top	37 35 25 81 06 54	WVDF	Standing (November 8, 2011)
97	Lick Knob (I)	Raleigh	Pax	Unknown	WVFGFD	Removed	Replaced by Lick Knob (II)
98	Lick Knob (II)	Raleigh	Pax	37 56 50 81 18 32	WVDF	Removed
99	Round Knob	Raleigh	Prince	37 45 23 81 03 54	WVDF	Removed
100	Tams Mountain	Raleigh	Lester	37 41 55.2 81 18 04.9	WVDF	Standing (November 12, 2010)
101	Unknown	Raleigh	Pax	Approx. 37 52 33 81 16 03	Unknown	Unknown	Shown on USGS maps but possibility exists this is an error.
102	Wriston Knob	Raleigh	Dorothy	37 54 38 81 27 12	WVDF	Removed	Relocated from Eunice
102	Wriston Knob	Raleigh	Dorothy	37 54 38 81 27 12	WVDF	Removed	Formerly known as Bacon Knob
103	Barton Knob	Randolph	Snyder Knob	38 37 00 79 55 46	USFS (formerly WVDF)	Standing (May 11, 2012)
104	Bickle Knob	Randolph	Bowden	38 56 04 79 43 53	USFS	Standing	Converted to a observation platform (cab removed)
105	Dolly Sods	Randolph	Hopeville	38 57 51 79 21 26	USFS	Removed
106	Gatewood	Randolph	Spruce Knob	38 43 04 79 35 01	USFS	Removed	Lookout cabin / house
107	Laurel Hill	Randolph	Unknown	Unknown	STATE	Unknown	Possibly the same as Laurel Mountain in Barbour County
108	Parting Springs	Randolph	Samp	38 37 02 80 09 35	WVDF	Unknown
109	Rich Mountain	Randolph	Beverly West	38 50 01 79 56 21	WVDF	Unknown	Sold to Snowshoe Mountain, Incorporated, dismantled and relocated
110	Unknown	Randolph	Adolph	Approx. 38 38 54 80 05 51	Unknown	Removed
111	Unknown	Randolph	Unknown	Unknown	Private (unpublished)	Standing	Relocated from [unknown]
112	Keeney Mountain	Summers	Dawson	37 46 24 80 42 18	WVDF	Standing (May 8, 2006)
113	Backbone Mountain	Tucker	Mozark Mountain	39 06 24 79 36 05	USFS (formerly WVDF)	Removed
114	Bearden Knob	Tucker	Blackwater Falls	39 06 19 79 25 33	USFS	Removed
115	Canaan	Tucker	Blackwater Falls	39 05 43 79 26 29	USFS	Removed
116	McGowan	Tucker	Parsons	Unknown	STATE	Unknown
117	Mozark	Tucker	Mozark Mountain	39 02 37 79 33 35	USFS	Removed
118	Olson	Tucker	Mozark Mountain	39 06 24 79 36 11	USFS	Standing (August 30, 2008)
119	Weiss Knob	Tucker	Laneville	38 59 xx 79 25 xx	STATE	Unknown
120	Jacob’s Knob	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
121	Tick Ridge	Wayne	Webb	37 58 45 82 23 23	WVDF	Standing (March 6, 2010)
122	Big Mountain	Webster	Erbacon	38 36 17 80 31 04	WVDF	Standing (October 14, 2007)
	Holly River	Webster	Goshen	See 'Pickens'
123	Pickens	Webster	Goshen	38 39 31 80 18 57	WVCC	Removed (unconfirmed)
124	Point Mountain	Webster	Skelt	38 31 32 80 17 57	WVDF	Unknown
125	Potato Hill	Webster	Unknown	Unknown	STATE	Unknown
126	Red Oak Knob	Webster	Webster Springs SW	38 21 11 80 26 25	USFS	Standing (2009)
127	Turkey Mountain	Webster	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
128	Carlin Hill	Wetzel	Folsom	Unknown	STATE	Removed
129	Burning Rock	Wyoming	Oceana	37 41 38 81 41 51	WVDF	Unknown
130	Ivy Knob (I)	Wyoming	Unknown	Unknown	WVGFC	Removed	Replaced by Ivy Knob (II)
131	Ivy Knob (II)	Wyoming	Arnett	37 47 15 81 29 28	WVDF	Standing (February 19, 2011)
132	Lambert Knob	Wyoming	Pineville	37 32 46 81 33 30	WVDF	Unknown

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Standing (August 30, 2008)