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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]
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]
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 .
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 ...
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 ...
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 .
Fire lookout towers on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington (state) (12 P) Pages in category "Fire lookout towers on the National Register of Historic Places" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total.
Jul. 5—KINGSTON, Idaho — Most summer weekends, Billy Cooter and Cat House go hunting for history. The friends from the Silver Valley set out into the Idaho backcountry, searching for fire ...