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Location: Washington, United States, North America

 

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History

 
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Three Fingers Lookout by StephAbegg

Many of the alpine recreation trails that we enjoy today were originally constructed by the Conservation Construction Corps to lead to sites where they built fire lookouts. At the height of their time in the 1930's there were over 8000 lookouts completed across the United States.

The vast majority of these structures have since been removed or destroyed. Many of them were burned by lightning strikes. It was decided that the cost of preserving these structures would far exceed their historic value. A few have been protected and in many cases these last remaining lookout have been adopted by an outside party or individual who takes the responsibility for repairs and structural safety. A fraction of the remaining lookouts are still used for fire observation during the summer.

This list will include the last remaining fire lookouts in Washington State. Those who have visited the peaks which have these structures on their summits understand the extra reward. If you know of a lookout which is not included in this list or if you have a photograph or new mountain page which is not shown below, please send me a private message.

The List



Mount Adams12,276 feetYakima CountyCompleted 1920
Slate Peak7440 feetOkanogan CountyReplacement Built 1956
North Twenty Mile Peak7437 feetOkanogan CountyReplacement Built 1947
Mebee Pass7282 feetOkanogan/Skagit CountyBuilt 1933
Mount Bonaparte7257 feetOkanogan CountyBuilt 1914, 1964
Mount Fremont7181 feetPierce CountyBuilt 1934
Goat Peak7001 feetOkanogan CountyReplacement Built 1950
Hidden Lake Peaks6890 feetSkagit CountyBuilt 1931
Three Fingers6870 feetSnohomish CountyBuilt 1931
Salmo Mountain6828 feetPend Oreille CountyReplacement Built 1964
Columbia Mountain6782 feetFerry CountyBuilt 1914
Moses Mountain6774 feet CountyReplacement Built 1938
Tyee Mountain6654 feetChelan CountyBuilt 1950's
Winchester Mountain6521 feetWhatcom CountyBuilt 1935
Monument 83 Lookout6520 feetOkanogan CountyReplacement Built 1953
Sullivan Mountain6483 feetPend Oreille CountyReplacement Built 1960
Jennies Butte6410 feetYakima CountyReplacement Built 1942
Oregon Butte6387 feetColumbia CountyBuilt 1931
Copper Mountain6265 feetWhatcom CountyBuilt 1932
Table Rock6250 feetColumbia CountyReplacement Built 1949
Nason Ridge (Alpine Lookout)6235 feetChelan CountyReplacement Built 1975
Miners Ridge6208 feetSnohomish CountyReplacement Built 1953
Buck Mountain6135 feetOkanogan CountyReplacement Built 1961
Sourdough Mountain6120 feetWhatcom CountyBuilt 1933
Desolation Peak6102 feetWhatcom CountyBuilt 1932
Tunk Mountain6054 feetOkanogan CountyReplacement Built 1966
South Baldy5961 feetPend Oreille CountyReplacement Built 1960
Tolmie Peak5939 feetPierce CountyBuilt 1933
Thorp Mountain5854 feetKittitas CountyBuilt 1930
Shriner Peak5834 feetPierce CountyBuilt 1932
Stranger Mountain5819 feetStevens CountyReplacement Built 1983
Sugarloaf Mountain5814 feetChelan CountyBuilt 1949
Dodger Point5760 feetClallam CountyBuilt 1933
Omak Mountain5747 feetOkanogan CountyReplacement Built 1986
Lookout Mountain5699 feetSkagit CountyReplacement Built 1962
High Rock5685 feetLewis CountyBuilt 1930
Jumpoff Lookout5670 feetYakima CountyReplacment Built 1958
Clearwater Lookout5660 feetGarfield CountyBuilt 1938
Granite Mountain5629 feetKing CountyBuilt 1955
Evergreen Mountain5587 feetSnohomish CountyBuilt 1935
Lookout Mountain5515 feetOkanogan CountyReplacement Built 1937
First Butte5491 feetOkanogan CountyBuilt 1938
Gobler's Knob Lookout5485 feetPierce CountyBuilt 1933
Timber Mountain5474 feetPend Oreille CountyReplacement Built 1959
Park Butte5440 feetWhatcom CountyBuilt 1933
Kelly Butte5400 feetKing CountyReplacement Built 1950
Red Top Mountain5361 feetKittitas CountyBuilt 1928
Mount Pilchuck5324 feetSnohomish CountyBuilt 1938
Burley Mountain5304 feetLewis CountyBuilt 1934
Suntop Mountain5271 feetPierce CountyBuilt 1934
Aeneas Mountain5167 feetOkanogan CountyBuilt 1980
Quartz Mountain5162 feetSpokane CountyBuilt 1979
Funk Mountain5121 feetOkanogan CountyReplacement Built 1943
Signal Peak5100 feetYakima CountyReplacement Built 1964
Leecher Mountain5020 feetOkanogan CountyReplacement Built 1956
Indian Mountain5014 feetPend Oreille CountyReplacement Built 1953
Big Butte5009 feetAsotin CountyReplacement Built 1950
Puyallup Ridge4877 feetPierce CountyBuilt 1964
Keller Butte4811 feetFerry CountyReplacement Built 1964
Cody Butte4764 feetFerry CountyBuilt 1931
Whitestone Ridge4762 feetFerry CountyReplacment Built 1985
Gold Mountain4686 feetFerry CountyReplacement Built 1986
Watch Mountain4664 feet Lewis CountyReplacement Built 1963
Sopelia Lookout4589 feetKlickitat CountyBuilt 1959
Armstrong Mountain4587 feetOkanogan CountyBuilt 1939
Pine Mountain4300 feetYakima CountyBuilt 1961
Flagstaff Mountain4255 feetStevens CountyReplacement Built 1952
Satus Peak4182 feetYakima CountyReplacement Built 1976
Johnny George Lookout4090 feetFerry CountyBuilt 1938
Tower Mountain4000 feetStevens CountyBuilt 1975
Whitmore Mountain3949 feetOkanogan CountyReplacement Built 1953
Spokane Mountain3869 feetStevens CountyBuilt 1934
Knowlton Knob3852 feetOkanogan CountyReplacement Built 1966
North Mountain3824 feetSkagit CountyBuilt 1966
Franson Peak3786 feetFerry CountyReplacement Built 1986
Cascade Lookout3700 feetKing CountyBuilt 1964
Meadow Butte3620 feetKlickitat CountyBuilt 1944
Wellpinit Mountain3413 feet CountyBuilt 1964
Lookout Point3120 feetSpokane CountyReplacment Built 1976
Kloshe Nanich3040 feetClallam CountyReplica Built 1996
Steliko Point2586 feetChelan CountyBuilt 1947
Mount Constitution2407 feetSan Juan CountyBuilt 1930's
Lorena Butte2291 feetKlickitat CountyReplacement Built 1974
Heybrook Ridge1701 feetSnohomish CountyReplacement Built 1964
Lone Mountain1173 feetGrays Harbour CountyBuilt 1940's

Special thanks to the lookout expert Rex Kamstra and his website www.firelookout.com which was instrumental in building this list.

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