ARKANSAS LOOKOUTS
COVE MOUNTAIN
Perry County
Ouachita National Forest
Ouachita National Forest
1933: Lookout was erected by the Civilian Conservation Corps.
1972: Removed
DESIGNATION - COVE MOUNTAIN LOT
PID - EJ1914
STATE/COUNTY- AR/PERRY
COUNTRY - US
USGS QUAD - NIMROD DAM (1968)
STATION DESCRIPTION
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1956 (LSB)
A 4-LEGGED STEEL STRUCTURE WITH A SHEET METAL HOUSE ON TOP.
THE OVERALL HEIGHT IS 70 FEET. THE CENTER BASE OF THE TOWER
IS 18.005 METERS (59.07 FEET) EAST-NORTHEAST OF TRIANGULATION
STATION COVE 1956. STATION COVE IS 0.12 METERS (0.39 FEET)
LOWER THAN THE BASE OF THE LOOKOUT TOWER.
THE POINT OBSERVED UPON WAS THE CENTER OF THE TOWER AT THE
GROUND.