RED KNOB
Baker County - Wallowa-Whitman National Forest - 7S-43E-12
August 20, 1936: "B.F. Mitchell and son Lysle motored to Red Knob lookout station Sunday morning." (The Record-Courier)
August 17, 1939: "Vernon V. Laird has gone to work for the forest service. The weather being so dry it has become necessary to put on extra men to protect the forests. Mr. Laird and Glen Mitchell, who has been employed by the service for some time, will both be stationed at Red Knob." (The Record-Courier)
Removed
DESIGNATION - RED KNOB LOH
PID - QB1185
STATE/COUNTY- OR/BAKER
COUNTRY - US
USGS QUAD - BALM CREEK RESERVOIR (1988)
STATION DESCRIPTION
DESCRIBED BY US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1954
LOCATED ABOUT 11.9 MI NE. OF KEATING, 5.8 MI NW. OF OLD TOWNSITE
OF SPARTA. ON BARE, RED SOIL HILL.
TO REACH FROM THE LILLY WHITE GUARD STATION, TAKE WELL MARKED
FOREST SERVICE RD. ABOUT 2.5 MI TO LOH.
STATION MARK--CENTER OF LOH.