REGIONS : ORIGIN SITE ~ North Central WA, RE-LO SITE ~ Unknown Very little is known about the lookout atop 7152’ Milton Mountain, 12 miles west of Winthrop. Even less is known about its re-location. Apparently a fire lookout was staffed, possibly a camp, before the lookout tower was built in 1933. Newspaper entries contained… Continue reading Milton Mountain Lookout Re-Location Mystery
Category: Type 2 Re-Location
Lookouts sold to and moved to private ownership. Permission usually needed to view the re-located lookouts.
Slide Ridge Lookout Re-Location Mystery
REGIONS : ORIGIN SITE ~ North Central WA, RE-LO SITE ~ Unknown A lookout was placed on Slide Ridge, 13 miles northwest of Chelan in 1935. The lookout was then removed only four years later. The Slide Ridge entry in Ray Kresek’s book Fire Lookouts of the Northwest, 3rd Edition includes “L-5 cab (sold and… Continue reading Slide Ridge Lookout Re-Location Mystery
Skull and Crossbones Lookout Moved to Horseshoe Basin
REGIONS: ORIGIN SITE ~ North Central WA, RE-LO SITE ~ North Central WA I wish to thank Rex Kamstra and Eric Willhite for sharing the results of their expert research with me. The move of the Skull and Crossbones Lookout L-4 cab to Horseshoe Basin in the Pasayten area of the North Cascades Primitive Area… Continue reading Skull and Crossbones Lookout Moved to Horseshoe Basin
Goat Peak Lookout moved to the Teanaway Valley
Lookout Site Regions: Origin Site ~ South-Central WA, Re-LO Site ~ Central WA There are 7 Goat Peak or Goat Mountain Lookout sites listed in Ray Kresek’s 2015 Washington Lookout Inventory (actually 8 if you include Nannie Peak). The one near Mazama is still in use and is on the SLOW93 list. The Goat Peak… Continue reading Goat Peak Lookout moved to the Teanaway Valley
Dymond Gap Lookout Ground House Moved
REGIONS : BOTH ORIGIN and RE-LOCATED SITES ~ South Central WA. This is an unusual TYPE 2 RE-LOCATION as only the Dymond Gap Lookout ground house living quarters was retained and moved after the lookout tower was destroyed in 1978. The new owner moved the ground house seven miles to his private property near Glenwood… Continue reading Dymond Gap Lookout Ground House Moved
Lorena Butte Lookout Moved
REGIONS: ORIGINS and RE-LOCATED SITES ~ South-Central Washington The re-location of the Lorena Butte Lookout is an unusual TYPE 2 RE-LOCATION as it was built by the DNR on private property and was later moved to its present location on nearby private property. The lookout was the third lookout built by the State Department of… Continue reading Lorena Butte Lookout Moved
Smoothing Iron Ridge Emergency Lookout’s Two Moves
REGIONS: ORIGIN SITE ~ Southeast WA, RE-LO SITES ~ Southeast WA The movement of the Smoothing Iron Ridge Emergency Lookout (ELO) from the Blue Mountains near Anatone to a private wheat ranch in southeast Washington is an unusual Type 2 re-location as the LO cabin has actually been moved twice. None of the usual Washington… Continue reading Smoothing Iron Ridge Emergency Lookout’s Two Moves
Stranger Mountain #3 Cab Moved to Crystal Ridge
REGIONS: ORIGIN SITE ~ Northeast WA, RE-LO SITE ~ Idaho The movement of the 3rd lookout on Stranger Mountain near Chewelah, Washington to private property on Crystal Ridge near Fernwood, Idaho is an unusual Type 2 re-location. The entry for the Stranger Mountain Lookout in the 2015 revision to the Lookout Inventory from Ray Kresek’s… Continue reading Stranger Mountain #3 Cab Moved to Crystal Ridge
CHEWELA PEAK LOOKOUT MOVED TO PRIVATE FARM
Lookout Site Regions: Origin Site ~ Northeast WA, Re-Lo Site ~ Northeast WA The move of the Chewelah Peak Lookout to private property near the town of Chewelah is a good example of a TYPE 2 Re-Located Lookout. Both the tower and the cab atop it were moved. The lookout that was moved was the… Continue reading CHEWELA PEAK LOOKOUT MOVED TO PRIVATE FARM
Little Summit Lookout Parts moved to Friday Harbor
Lookout Site Regions: ORIGIN SITE ~ Northwest WA, RE-LO SITE ~ Northwest WA The move of the Little Summit Lookout cab from Orcas Island to a private home near Friday Harbor is an unusual Type 2 Re-Location. The cab was dissembled and became a lookout spare parts collection. Many of these parts were used in… Continue reading Little Summit Lookout Parts moved to Friday Harbor