VIRGINIA LOOKOUTS
COW KNOB
Rockingham County
George Washington National Forest
George Washington National Forest
Removed
STATION DESCRIPTION
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1956 (WRH)
THE STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 9-1/2 MILES AIRLINE WEST NORTHWEST OF FULKS RUN, VIRGINIA, 9-1/2 MILES AIRLINE NORTHEAST OF BRANDYWINE, VIRGINIA, ON THE HIGHEST PART OF COW KNOB IN THE SHENANDOAH MOUNTAINS AND ON THE VIRGINIA-WEST VIRGINIA LINE.
THE LOOKOUT IS A FOUR LEGGED STEEL STRUCTURE WITH A 14 FOOT SQUARE WOODEN HOUSE ON TOP. IT IS ABOUT 45 FEET HIGH. IT IS 21.13 FEET, 6.44 METERS NORTHWEST OF TRIANGULATION STATION COW. THE CENTER OF THE TOWER WAS TRAVERSED TO.