SPIRIT MOUNTAIN
Yamhill County - Oregon Department of Forestry - 5S-7W-30
1958: "One fourth of a mile of road built to the new Lookout on Spirit Mountain. A new Lookout garage combination building was built on Spirit Mountain during August and September. The cost of material was $2000.00." (Polk-Benton District Annual Report)
1961: "Spirit Mountain doors and windows repaired after damage by vandals." (Polk-Benton District Annual Report)
1966: No first reports made from this station.
1967: Considerable work required to repair the vandalism from the previous winter season.
197?: The lookout removed.
STATION DESCRIPTION
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1972 (LDF)
THE STATION IS ABOUT 10 MILES WEST OF SHERIDAN, 3-1/2 MILES NORTH
OF GRAND RONDE AND ON WHAT IS KNOWN AS SPIRIT MOUNTAIN. THE
POINT INTERSECTED IS THE CENTER OF THE TOP OF AN OREGON STATE
FORESTRY LOOKOUT HOUSE ABOUT 30 FEET HIGH.
TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE POST OFFICE IN GRAND RONDE, GO
NORTH ON PAVED ROAD FOR 1.4 MILES TO THE JUNCTION OF STATE
HIGHWAY 22 AND AGENCY CR. RD. CONTINUE NORTH ON AGENCY CR. RD FOR
1.0 MILE TO A GRAVELED ROAD ON THE RIGHT, CONTINUE NORTH FOR 0.35
MILE TO A GRAVELED SIDE ROAD ON THE RIGHT AND A RAIL GATE. TURN
RIGHT AND PASS THROUGH THE GATE AND GO EASTERLY ON A DIRT ROAD
FOR 1.1 MILES TO A FORK, KEEP THE LEFT FORK AND GO SOUTHERLY
UPHILL FOR 0.85 MILE TO FORK. KEEP THE RIGHT FORK LEAVING THE
MAIN ROAD FOR 0.25 MILE TO FORK, KEEP THE RIGHT FORK,
SOUTHERLY, FOR 0.9 MILE TO FORK. KEEP THE RIGHT FORK AND
CONTINUE SOUTHERLY UPHILL FOR 0.25 MILE TO TOP OF SPIRIT
MOUNTAIN AND THE STATION.