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251, Tennessee 3
Cherokee National Forest
Tennessee
Elevation: 4117'
Coordinates: N36.45744 W82.077267
Administrative Unit: U.S. Forest Service
Cooperators: Unaka Ranger District
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The lookout atop Holston High Knob on the Cherokee National Forest in
Tennessee near the Virginia state line is a remarkable tower for its location.
Located on the southern high knob of Holston Ridge, it offers an extraordinary
view from ground level, but has a 100’ steel tower with 12’x 12’ cab with
catwalk. Originally located in the flat piney woods of Mississippi, it was
moved to Tennessee in 1943, replacing a wooden 60’ tower that had been built
nine years earlier and accidentally burned. The lookout was staffed until 1991
and is now used on an emergency basis.
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