Click Here to see some
of the great drawings and cartoons(many of lookouts) Bill has
made | ZEYN'S FIRE LOOKOUT PAGE |
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GREEN MOUNTAIN (All info and photos courtesy of Bill Friday) |
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Click Here to see some
of the great drawings and cartoons(many of lookouts) Bill has
made |
 Green Mtn-Sentinel over some of the oldest trees in the world |
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Location:BLM, Lakeview District Elevation:5,190ft Staffing Status:Paid Position, BLM Staffer:Bill Friday has worked for over 30 years as a lookout/firefighter and has reported over 2,000 fires. He has already logged 7 summers atop his beloved Green Mtn. Bill is a book illustrator and cartoonist. Structure:2-story brick and wood structure built in 1963(only structure ever built on site) Legal:T25S R17E Sec19se/sw Rental:Not available for rental Season:Approx.June1-October15 Directions:Lookout is accessible from the town of Christmas Valley via the BLM scenic Byway road to Crack in the Ground BIRDS!BIRDS!If you're interested in them visit Bill atop Green Mtn and he will gladly point out to you some of the 80+ species of birds which visit or pass over in the course of a year Green Mtnhas at its doorstep: Table Rock, Fort Rock, Devils Garden, Derrick Ice Cave, Crack in the Ground, the Lost Forest Fossil Lake, sand dunes(yes, you heard right) lava caves, lava flows etc. etc. |
 Bill Friday on Green Mountain |
6 miles to the North of Green Mtn, The '93 Lava Ridge Fire finds its legs! |
| Green mtn sits at the heart of a 75,000 acre Western Juniper Forest. Some of the trees in this area have been dated at 1,600 to 1,800 years old!(see photo below) |
 Sunset and Green Mtn |
 An ancient western juniper on Green Mtn |
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