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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]
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. Download coordinates as: KML; ... Pages in category "Fire lookout towers in Oregon" The following 6 pages are in this ...
The Watchman Lookout Station is located 8,025 feet above sea level on Watchman Peak, a high point on the western rim above Crater Lake. [5] [6] Watchman Peak was named by William Gladstone Steel in 1886 when he brought a survey team to Crater Lake to measure its depth. [7]
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One of Oregon’s more popular mountaintop fire lookouts is set to be rebuilt after it was destroyed in the 2020 Labor Day wildfires. Bolan Mountain Fire Lookout, located just above the Oregon ...
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The Waldo Mountain fire lookout is located atop Waldo Mountain, in the Willamette National Forest, Oregon. The original fire lookout tower was built on this site in 1926 and was a small cabin. In 1929 a cupola style lookout replaced the cabin. The current flat top lookout was built in 1956. [1] The lookout is currently unstaffed and no longer a ...
Nearly 1,000 fire lookout stations were erected in Idaho. Less than 200 still stand, but many are within driving distance of Boise. Get a 360-degree view of Idaho from these fire lookout towers. 5 ...