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Pages in category "Fire lookout towers on the National Register of Historic Places in Montana" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Apgar Fire Lookout in Glacier National Park is one of a chain of fire lookout posts within the park. [1] The low two-story frame erection with a pyramidal roof was built in 1929. [ 2 ] The design originated with the U.S. Forest Service and has been modified and re-used by the Forest Service and the National Park Service in a variety of ...
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5.15 Montana. 5.16 New Hampshire. ... This is a list of notable fire lookout towers and stations, ... Bear Mountain Fire Lookout Tower, Pennington Co SD still in ...
The summit lies five miles east of the Idaho–Montana border. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Bitterroot River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over 5,000 feet (1,500 meters) above Big Creek in three miles. A popular 3.5-mile hiking trail leads to a fire lookout tower at the summit. [5]
A fire lookout tower, fire tower, or lookout tower is a tower that provides housing and protection for a person known as a "fire lookout", whose duty it is to search for wildfires in the wilderness. It is a small building, usually on the summit of a mountain or other high vantage point to maximize viewing distance and range, known as view shed .
A fire lookout (sometimes also called a fire watcher) is a person assigned the duty to look for fire from atop a building known as a fire lookout tower. These towers are used in remote areas, normally on mountain tops with high elevation and a good view of the surrounding terrain , to spot smoke caused by a wildfire .
The Heaven's Peak Fire Lookout is a historic fire lookout post located in Glacier National Park, Montana, USA. It is significant as one of a chain of staffed fire lookout posts within the park. The one-story timber-construction with a flat roof was built in 1945. The flat, overhanging roof is anchored to the stone foundation with cables. [2]