BUCK KNOB
Scott County - Ouachita National Forest
Removed
DESIGNATION - BUCK KNOB LOOKOUT TOWER
PID - EJ2048
STATE/COUNTY- AR/SCOTT
COUNTRY - US
USGS QUAD - BUCK KNOB (1985)
STATION DESCRIPTION
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1956 (LSB)
THE LOOKOUT TOWER IS LOCATED IN THE OUACHITA NATIONAL FOREST,
ABOUT 16 MILES SSE OF WALDRON, AND ABOUT 8 MILES ESE OF Y
CITY. IT IS AT THE SUMMIT OF A PROMINENT PEAK KNOWN AS BUCK
KNOB. IT IS A 4-LEGGED STEEL STRUCTURE WITH A WOODEN CABIN
AT THE TOP, AND IS APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET IN HEIGHT.
THE APEX OF THE CABIN ROOF (WHICH WAS THE POINT TRAVERSED TO)
S 56.6 FEET (17.25 METERS) SW OF TRIANGULATION STATION BUCK
KNOB.