MINNESOTA LOOKOUTS
BIRCH KNOB
St Louis County
Superior National Forest
60N-18W-17
Superior National Forest
60N-18W-17
DESIGNATION - BIRCH KNOB=BIRCH KNOB LOT
PID - SJ2245
STATE/COUNTY- MN/ST LOUIS
COUNTRY - US
USGS QUAD - IDINGTON (1984)
STATION DESCRIPTION
DESCRIBED BY US FOREST SERVICE 1936
STATION IS ABOUT 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF VIRGINIA, MINN.,
UNDER 100-FOOT STEEL LOOKOUT TOWER, BIRCH KNOB LOOKOUT,
MAINTAINED BY U.S. FOREST SERVICE IN SE 1/4 SEC. 17, T 60
N, R 18 W, 4TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN. STATION MARK IS A STANDARD
U.S. FOREST SERVICE BRONZE DISC, SET IN CONCRETE MONUMENT
4-1/2 FEET IN GROUND, AND EXTENDING 3 INCHES ABOVE SURFACE,
AT CENTER OF BASE OF TOWER.
TO REACH STATION FROM VIRGINIA, FOLLOW U.S. HIGHWAY 53 NORTHWEST
APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES TO SIDE ROAD ON WEST OF HIGHWAY
MARKED BY SIGN BIRCH KNOB LOOKOUT 1/2 MILE. THIS SIDE ROAD
LEADS DIRECTLY TO BASE OF TOWER. TOWER CAN BE SEEN FOR
APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES SOUTH ALONG HIGHWAY. ALSO VISIBLE
FOR SEVERAL MILES NORTH ON HIGHWAY.