RED HILL
Morrow County - Umatilla National Forest - 6S-27E-26
January 29, 1931: "A telephone line was built from Tupper to the summit of Red hill which will be used as an emergency lookout point in smoky weather." (Heppner Gazette-Times)
November 12, 1931: "Tree tower was erected at Red Hill." (Heppner Gazette-Times)
1930's: A 24-foot round timber tower with an L-5 cab erected.
August 26, 1937: "Mrs. Owen Leathers and son have returned to town from the lookout on Red Hill where she has been visiting her husband." (Heppner Gazette-Times)
September 7, 1939: "Mrs. Owen Leathers and Junior returned home Sunday from Red Hill lookout station for school. Owen Leathers came home Sunday and remained three days on a vacation." (Heppner Gazette-Times)
August 26, 1943: "Mrs. James Chetwood spent several days here last week from her forest lookout at Red Hill." (Heppner Gazette-Times)
January 22, 1958: "One lookout was abolished with the removal of Red Hill L.O." (Heppner Ranger District Annual Report)
STATION DESCRIPTION
DESCRIBED BY US FOREST SERVICE 1936
THIS INTERSECTION STATION IS THE CENTER OF THE RED HILL LOOKOUT
TOWER OF THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE SITUATED ON THE TOP OF A LOW
AND PROMINENT HILL ABOUT 14 MILES NE OF MONUMENT, AND ABOUT 4
MILES SE OF TUPPER GUARD STATION. SECURE DRIVING DIRECTIONS FROM
THE FOREST SERVICE.
STATION MARKED BY A STANDARD DISK IN BOULDER ON CENTER OF TOWER.
STATION RECOVERY (1938)
RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1938 (LAM)
THIS INTERSECTED STATION IS THE CENTER OF THE RED HILL LOOKOUT
TOWER OF THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE, SITUATED ON THE TOP OF A LOW
AND PROMINENT HILL ABOUT 14 MILES NE OF MONUMENT, AND ABOUT 4
MILES SE OF TUPPER GUARD STATION. SECURE DRIVING DIRECTIONS FROM
THE FOREST SERVICE. STATION MARKED IN 1938 BY DISK IN BOULDER
ON CENTER OF TOWER.
STATION RECOVERY (1946)
RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1946 (DHK)
STATION IS THE CENTER OF THE WOODEN U.S. FOREST SERVICE LOOKOUT
TOWER SITUATED ON THE TOP OF A LOW AND PROMINENT HILL LOCALLY
KNOWN AS RED HILL. IT IS ABOUT 14 MILES NORTHEAST OF MONUMENT. A
BRONZE FOREST SERVICE TRIANGULATION DISK STAMPED--RED HILL
L.O.T. 1936 IS UNDER THE CENTER OF THE LOOKOUT AND WAS THE
POINT MEASURED TO. STATION WAS CONNECTED BY TRAVERSE TO
TRIANGULATION STATION RED HILL 1941.