West Virginia Fire Towers (Standing)

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Lookout Structures
NameCountyLatLongTypeStatusNHLR/FFLOS
Bald KnobPocahontas38.44813-79.93130TowerStandingNHLR US 149, WV 4
Barton KnobRandolph38.61682-79.92963TowerStanding*NHLR US 1100, WV 11
Bell KnobGrant39.00006-79.32326TowerStanding*NHLR US 1148, WV 16
Bens KnobHampshire39.25772-78.52591TowerStandingNHLR US 1696, WV 27
Bickle KnobRandolph38.93446-79.73149TowerStanding*NHLR US 1101, WV 12
Big Ridge (Cranny Crow)Hardy38.91407-78.89519TowerStandingNHLR US 893, WV 8
Caddell MountainPreston39.44443-79.60705TowerStandingNHLR US 979, WV 9
ElkhornHardy38.92887-79.04576TowerStanding 
Gartin (Mann) KnobLincoln38.02430-82.20156TowerStanding 
Hanging RockMonroe37.50448-80.45302GroundStandingNHLR US 581, WV 7
Huff KnobRaleigh37.59044-81.11503TowerStandingNHLR US 1020, WV 13
Ivy KnobWyoming37.78768-81.49112TowerStandingNHLR US 1099, WV 10
Keeney MountainSummers37.77348-80.70524TowerStandingNHLR US 1103, WV 14
Lambert KnobWyoming37.54650-81.55827TowerStandingNHLR US 1118, WV 15
Mann MountainFayette37.92769-80.97036TowerStandingNHLR US 55, WV 1
Mingo (Horsepen Mountain)Logan/Mingo37.64066-81.99340TowerStandingNHLR US 1175, WV 20
Nathaniel MountainHampshire39.19903-78.79059TowerStandingNHLR US 1178, WV 23
Olga No. 2McDowell37.35036-81.64929TowerStandingNHLR US 1677, WV 25
OlsonTucker39.10680-79.60337TowerStandingNHLR US 1151, WV 19
PantherMcDowell37.43312-81.88379TowerStandingNHLR US 148, WV 3
Pilot KnobMercer37.47041-81.28172TowerStandingNHLR US 1181, WV 24
Point Mountain (Potato Knob)Webster38.52582-80.29932TowerStandingNHLR US 275, WV 6
Red Oak KnobWebster38.35320-80.44047TowerStandingNHLR US 1150, WV 18
Slate LickMineral39.42242-78.79006TowerStanding 
Sugar GroveNicholas38.10251-80.80217TowerStandingNHLR US 1678, WV 26
Tams MountainRaleigh37.69867-81.30137TowerStandingNHLR US 269, WV 5
Thorny MountainPocahontas38.31359-79.94593TowerStandingNHLR US 63, WV 2
Tick RidgeWayne37.97942-82.38974TowerStandingNHLR US 1149, WV 17
(Border – see Virginia)
High KnobPendleton/
Rockingham (VA)
38.56865-79.170632-StoryStandingNHLR US 76, VA 1
Relocated / Replica Lookouts
NameCountyLatLongTypeStatusNHLR/FFLOS
Cass Scenic RR
(Relocated Gauley Mountain)
Pocahontas38.40635-79.94782TowerStandingNHLR US 1176, WV 21
Godwin
(Relocated Parting Springs)
RandolphPrivateTowerStanding 
Nettie FD
(Relocated Briery Knob)
Nicholas38.22298-80.68572TowerStanding 
Pocahontas Co. H.S.
(Relocated Cottle Knob)
Pocahontas38.28931-79.93213TowerStanding* 
Richwood VFD
(Relocated Mikes Knob)
Nicholas38.22446-80.53041TowerStanding 
Snowshoe Mountain
(Relocated Rich Mountain)
Pocahontas38.41897-79.96467TowerStandingNHLR US 1177, WV 22
Non-Wildland Lookouts
NameCountyLatLongTypeStatusNHLR/FFLOS
Ann BaileyPocahontas38.10841-80.16713Obs TowerStanding 
Droop MountainPocahontas38.11193-80.26402Obs TowerStanding 
Spruce Knob Obs TowerPendleton38.69977-79.53297Stone Obs TowerStanding