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87, Virginia 2
George Washington National Forest
August County, Virginia
Elevation: 4421'
Coordinates: N38.166395 W79.313935
Administrative Unit: U.S. Forest Service
Cooperators: Deerfield Ranger District
Date Registered: 8 /18/1994
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Elliott Knob Lookout is in the George Washington National Forest some 150
miles west of Washington D.C. It is a metal 14’x14’ live-in cab with catwalk
atop a 30 tower built in 1948 to replace an earlier tower built in the
1920s. Once one of many, it is now one of only three lookouts of its type
remaining in Virginia and can be reached by road or trail.
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