Mount Brown Fire Lookout
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| Nearest city | West Glacier |
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| Coordinates | 48°37′44″N 113°49′58″W / 48.62889°N 113.83278°WCoordinates: 48°37′44″N 113°49′58″W / 48.62889°N 113.83278°W |
| Built | 1928 |
| MPS | Glacier National Park MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 86003693[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 16, 1986 |
The Mount Brown Fire Lookout in Glacier National Park is significant as one of a chain of staffed fire lookout posts within the park. The low two-story timber-construction structure with a pyramidal roof was built in 1928.[2] The design was a standard U.S. Forest Service plan.[3]
See also[]
National Register of Historic Places portal- National Register of Historic Places listings in Flathead County, Montana
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Glacier National Park
References[]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "Mount Brown Fire Lookout". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. 2008-11-14.
- ^ Historic Research Associates (May 1984). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Mount Brown Fire Lookout (pdf). National Park Service.
External links[]
Media related to Mount Brown Fire Lookout at Wikimedia Commons
Mount Brown Fire Lookout with fire resistant wrapping installed to help it withstand the Sprague Fire in 2017
Categories:
- Government buildings completed in 1928
- Towers completed in 1928
- Fire lookout towers on the National Register of Historic Places in Montana
- Rustic architecture in Montana
- 1928 establishments in Montana
- National Register of Historic Places in Flathead County, Montana
- National Register of Historic Places in Glacier National Park
- Montana Registered Historic Place stubs