Hershberger Mountain Lookout

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Hershberger Mountain Lookout
Hershberger Mountain Lookout close below - Rogue River NF Oregon.JPG
The Hershberger Mountain Lookout in 2014
Nearest city Prospect, Oregon
Coordinates 43°02′01″N122°27′18″W / 43.033535°N 122.454900°W / 43.033535; -122.454900 Coordinates: 43°02′01″N122°27′18″W / 43.033535°N 122.454900°W / 43.033535; -122.454900
Area2.8 acres (1.1 ha)
Built1925 (1925)
Architectural styleFire lookout
MPS US Forest Service Historic Structures on the Rogue River National Forest MPS
NRHP reference No. 00000507 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 29, 2000

Hershberger Mountain Lookout is a lookout structure located near Prospect, Oregon, in the United States. It was built in 1925 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 29, 2000.

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  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.