ARKANSAS LOOKOUTS
GASTON MOUNTAIN
Montgomery County
Ouachita National Forest
Ouachita National Forest
DESIGNATION - GASTON LOOKOUT TOWER
PID - EJ2045
STATE/COUNTY- AR/MONTGOMERY
COUNTRY - US
USGS QUAD - ODEN (1985)
STATION DESCRIPTION
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1956 (LSB)
THE LOOKOUT TOWER IS LOCATED IN THE OUACHITA NATIONAL FOREST,
ABOUT 9 MILES WEST OF MT IDA, AND ABOUT 6 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF PENCIL BLUFF. IT IS A 4-LEGGED STEEL STRUCTURE WITH A
45'CABIN AT THE TOP, AND IS 70 FEET IN HEIGHT.
THE CENTER OF THE CABIN (WHICH WAS THE POINT TRAVERSED TO)
IS 20.0 FEET (6.10 METERS) NORTH-NORTHEAST OF TRIANGULATION
STATION GASTON.