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Washington was once home to hundreds of fire lookouts — great towers that would stand above the trees, offering 360-degree views of the surrounding wilderness. The towers were used by spotters ...
The Three Fingers Lookout is a historic fire observation building on one of the summits of Three Fingers Mountain in Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Snohomish County, Washington. Built in 1930 in an extremely challenging location, it is one of the oldest surviving observation posts in the forest.
There once were more than 10,000 fire lookout persons [1] staffing more than 5,000 of fire lookout towers or fire lookout stations in the United States alone. [2] Now there are far fewer of both. Also there are a number of fire lookout trees. The U.S. state of Wisconsin decided to close its last 72 operating fire lookout towers in 2016. [3]
Pages in category "Fire lookout towers on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington (state)" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
Bolan Mountain Fire Lookout, located just above the Oregon-California state line near Cave Junction, will be restored by the Siskiyou Mountain Club in partnership with Rogue River-Siskiyou ...
Fire lookout towers in Oregon (6 P) P. Fire lookout towers in Pennsylvania ... Fire lookout towers in Washington (state) (1 C, 2 P) Fire lookout towers in West ...
At Mount Pilchuck's summit is an old fire lookout tower, now used as shelter for hikers. This former lookout is jointly maintained by Washington State Parks and the Everett branch of The Mountaineers. Some years the trail to the summit is still covered with snow until late in the summer. [7]
Fire lookout towers on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington (state) (12 P) Pages in category "Fire lookout towers in Washington (state)" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.