List of fire lookout towers

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This is a list of notable fire lookout towers and stations, including complexes of associated buildings and structures. This includes lookout cabins without towers which are perched high and don't require further elevation to serve for their purpose. And it includes notable lookout trees.

For observation towers serving the public interested in panoramic views, see List of observation towers. For example, Clingmans Dome Observation Tower. Eiffel Tower. try . In Norway, there is a registry of these.

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] Interestingly, the U.S. state of Pennsylvania chose to reopen its use of fire lookout towers in 2017.[4]

Australia[]

See Category:Fire lookout towers in Australia

Fire stations with lookout towers:

and a number of other fire stations in Australia

Towers alone:

Fire lookout trees:

Canada[]

Romania[]

United Kingdom[]

United States[]

The National Historic Lookout Register lists most historic, surviving fire towers in the United States. Many of these are listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Forest Fire Lookout Association.

Arizona[]

Lookout trees
  • Lookout trees in Kaibab National Forest
    • Cooper Ridge Lookout Tree, Fredonia, AZ, NRHP-listed
    • Corral Lake Lookout Tree, Fredonia, AZ, NRHP-listed
    • Fracas Lookout Tree, Fredonia, AZ, NRHP-listed
    • Grandview Lookout Tree, Grand Canyon, AZ, NRHP-listed
    • Hull Tank Lookout Tree, Grand Canyon, AZ, NRHP-listed
    • Little Mountain Lookout Tree, Fredonia, AZ, NRHP-listed
    • Summit Mountain Lookout Tree, Williams, AZ, NRHP-listed
    • Tater Point Lookout Tree, Fredonia, AZ, NRHP-listed
    • Telephone Hill Lookout Tree, Fredonia, AZ, NRHP-listed
    • Tipover Lookout Tree, Fredonia, AZ, NRHP-listed
    • Tusayan Lookout Tree, Tusayan, AZ, NRHP-listed

Arkansas[]

California[]

Some are related to the Angeles National Forest Fire Lookout Association. California had a total of 625 fire lookout sites, of those there are 198 remaining lookout towers, and of those there are around 50 staffed. There are 11 lookouts that may be rented in California. Fire Lookouts not only watch for fire, they also record weather conditions and observe animals in some cases.

Lookout Rentals

Colorado[]

Georgia[]

Idaho[]

Illinois[]

Indiana[]

Iowa[]

  • Yellow River Fire Tower

Louisiana[]

Main article: List of fire lookout towers in Louisiana

Massachusetts[]

Michigan[]

Mississippi[]

  • , Forest, MS, NRHP-listed

Missouri[]

  • Knob Lick Fire Tower[5]
  • Arrow Rock State Historic Site Lookout Shelter, Arrow Rock, MO, NRHP-listed
  • Meramec State Park Lookout House/Observation Tower, Sullivan, MO, NRHP-listed

Montana[]

New Hampshire[]

The number of towers has varied over time, and aerial monitoring is also used.[6] The following locations have fire towers as of 2020:[7]

New Jersey[]

See List of New Jersey Forest Fire Service fire towers

New Mexico[]

New York[]

A number of fire lookout tower stations, including many in New York State near the Adirondack Forest Preserve and Catskill Park, have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[8][9] They include:

Adirondack Park
Catskill Park
other

North Carolina[]

Oregon[]

Pennsylvania[]

South Dakota[]

not in category
  • Harney Peak Lookout Tower, Dam, Pumphouse and Stairway, Custer, SD, NRHP-listed
  • , Oacoma, SD, NRHP-listed

Tennessee[]

Utah[]

Vermont[]

not in category
  • Stratton Mountain Lookout Tower, Stratton, VT, NRHP-listed

Washington[]

There are currently 93 lookouts in Washington State.

Alpine Lakes Wilderness
Central North Cascades
Central Olympic Mountains
Chelan Mountains
Columbia Gorge North
  • Red Mountain
Columbia-Yakima Hills
Entiat Mountains
  • , Entiat, WA, NRHP-listed
  • , Leavenworth, WA, NRHP-listed
Glacier Peak-North Stevens Pass Area
  • , Skykomish, WA, NRHP-listed
Goat Rocks
Hozameen Range
  • , , NRHP-listed
Kettle River Range
Kitsap Peninsula
Methow Mountains
Mount Adams Area
Mount Rainier Area
Mountain Loop Area
North-Central Olympic Mountains
  • Ned Hill
Northern Blue Mountains
  • Oregon Butte
  • Table Rock
  • Clearwater Lookout
  • Big Butte
Northwest Olympics
Okanogan Range
  • Slate Peak
  • North Twentymile Peak
  • Goat Peak
  • Mebee Pass Lookout
  • Buck Mountain
  • First Butte
  • Aeneas Mountain
  • Funk Mountain
  • Mount Leecher
  • Leecher Crow's Nest Lookout Site
  • Knowlton Knob
  • Okanogan Post Office Lookout Site
Priest Lake Selkirks
  • Salmo Mountain Lookout
  • Sullivan Mountain
  • South Baldy Lookout
  • Indian Mountain
  • Diamond Peak - Patrol Lookout Site
San Juan Islands
  • Mount Constitution
Skagit Range
South Cascade Crest
  • Shriner Peak
  • Kelly Butte
South Okanogan Highlands
  • Mount Bonaparte
  • Moses Mountain
  • Tunk Mountain
  • Strawberry Mountain
  • Omak Mountain
  • Cornell Butte
  • Keller Butte
  • Armstrong Mountain
  • Whitmore Mountain
  • Whitmore L-4 Cab Lookout Site
  • Franson Peak
Southwest Selkirks
  • Mount Spokane
  • Timber Mountain
  • Quartz Mountain
  • Tower Mountain
  • Wellpinit Mountain
  • Lookout Mountain
Wenatchee Mountains
  • Red Top Mountain
Not in Category
lookout trees
  • Cook Creek Spar Tree, cut down in 1955 due to rot,[10]
  • Lookout tree constructed in 1918 near Darrington, Washington; abandoned as a lookout in the 1930s, it can be reached by the Lookout Tree Trail.[11]

West Virginia[]

Wisconsin[]

Wyoming[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Rory Carroll (August 30, 2016). "'Freaks on the peaks': the lonely lives of the last remaining forest fire lookouts". The Guardian.
  2. ^ Peter L. Steere (July 1987). "National Forest Fire Lookouts in the Southwestern Region. USDA Forest Service". Zimmermann (1969:5-6) reported that the Forest Service and State Forestry Departments had constructed a total of 5,060 lookout towers by 1953. He noted a steady decrease since that time. His 1967 count indicated that of the towers recorded in 1953 thirty percent were gone. This was partially due to the increased reliance by the Forest Service on aerial patrols for detection. Note the PDF file includes also December 5, 1990 document by Teri A. Cleeland.
  3. ^ Lee Bergquist (December 17, 2015). "End of an era: State to end use of its 72 forest fire towers". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
  4. ^ Darrin Youker (December 23, 2016). "Pennsylvania reintroduces fire towers". . (in magazine of the Appalachian Mountain Club)
  5. ^ "Knob Lick Towersite". Missouri Department of Conservation. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  6. ^ NH Fire Lookout Towers - A Short History (1992)
  7. ^ Tower Quest Tri-fold Brochure, 2020
  8. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  9. ^ Fire Observation Stations of New York State Forest Preserve MPS
  10. ^ "Fire Towers of Northern Minnesota (brochure)" (PDF). Forest Fire Lookout Association. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  11. ^ "Lookout Tree" (PDF). Fire Lookouts of the Darrington Area. Darrington Area Business Association. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
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