MINNESOTA LOOKOUTS
ANGLEWORM
Saint Louis County
Superior National Forest
Big Lake Ranger District
65N-12W-29
Superior National Forest
Big Lake Ranger District
65N-12W-29
DESIGNATION - ANGLEWORM LOOKOUT TOWER
PID - TA0171
STATE/COUNTY- MN/ST LOUIS
COUNTRY - US
USGS QUAD - ANGLEWORM LAKE (1986)
STATION DESCRIPTION
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1934 (JPL)
ABOUT 14 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF ELY, ON WEST SIDE OF ANGLEWORM
LAKE, ON TOP OF STEEP, ROCKY, AND WELL-WOODED HILL, AND
APPROXIMATELY AT CENTER OF BASE OF ANGLEWORM FIRE LOOKOUT
TOWER. TOWER IS 90 FEET HIGH, CONSTRUCTED OF STEEL, AND
MAINTAINED BY THE UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE. TO REACH FROM
ELY, GO NORTH AROUND LAKE SHAWAGA TO POINT NORTHWEST
ACROSS LAKE FROM ELY, FOLLOW LA CROIX DISTRICT ROAD
NORTH-NORTHWEST ABOUT 11 MILES TO MARKER ANGLEWORM LOOKOUT
TOWER ON NORTH SIDE OF ROAD, AND FOLLOW TRAIL 3 MILES TO
TOWER.