Webb Mountain Lookout (Original Location)

Washington Former Lookouts

There were two lookouts on Webb Mountain. One was at the summit and one was much lower on the mountain, on the side of the hill. This lower lookout view has remained forgotten for 80 or so years until recently when the third generation of trees was harvested. Now, once again the views have opened back up revealing the location similar to how it looked in the 1934 & 1935 pictures. The third generation of trees was planted sometime around 2012 so there should be views until 2018. Foresters flagged the lookout area keeping it from being too disturbed during the recent timber cutting operation. The lookout was just feet away from the current National Forest boundary.

North of Hoodsport, about 12 miles is a bridge over the Hamma Hamma River. In another 2.1 miles is a left turn onto the Hamma Hamma River Road. Follow it for 2.5 miles to a right turn onto a gravel road, number 2510. This mainline gravel road needs to be followed for 5.5 miles. Many new timber sale access roads veer off it. Follow the map and you should be fine. At 5.5 is a T. Take a sharp right turn. Follow this road up the hill and go 2 miles to the parking area, right when the cut timber harvest area starts.

Access

Elevation: 1,880 feet
Distance: 0.2 miles
Elevation Gain: 200 feet
Road Access: Gravel, rocky in places, large potholes if wet

Olympic Lookouts

From the parking area, just follow the timber line up the harvest area or walk the road a short distance and find a skid trail that is a bit easier walking that takes you steeply up to the backside of a small clump of trees that were left. Once behind the clump of trees, look up and you should notice the old lookout area timbers. The old lookout area had a large flat area above the lookout which is right on the cut boundary.

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