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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]
The state park features 1,903 acres (770 ha) of alpine scenery, recreational activities, and Mount Pilchuck itself. The main point of interest is the 3-mile (4.8 km) trail to the peak and the old fire lookout located on the summit, 5,324 feet (1,623 m) above sea level. [2]
Mt Coolidge Fire Lookout Custer State Park still in service Battle Mountain Fire Lookout, Hot Springs, SD, Fall River Co, 4,363', 22' tower Seth Bullock/Scruton Mt Fire Lookout, Pennington Co, SD, 5,817', wood tower built in 1939, replaced 1975 with metal tower
Bolan Mountain Lookout in southern Oregon was destroyed by the Slater Fire. “Slater impacted a lot of people,” Scott Blower, district manager for the Wild Rivers Ranger District, said in a ...
LAKE STEVENS, Wash. - First, we learned an otter put a little boy and grandmother in the hospital with serious injuries. Now, another victim has come forward. "The cute little otter was not so ...
Fire officials have expanded the area under a Level 1 Be Ready evacuation notice for the Lookout Fire burning north of McKenzie Bridge.
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 .