Category: Type 4 Re-location

Intended re-locations that failed during the move.

Unpublished 9/26/23

Was the Higley Peak Lookout dropped into Lake Quinault?

Lookout Site Regions: Origin Site ~ WA Coast, Re-Lo Site ~ Unknown. I wish to thank Leslie Romer, the author of the book Lost Fire Lookout Hikes and Histories – Olympic Peninsula and Willapa Hills, published in 2021 and Eric Willhite for sharing the results of their expert research with me. There are several mysteries… Continue reading Unpublished 9/26/23

Powderhorn (Davis) Lookout Planned Move to Clark College

Planned move of the 3rd Powderhorn Lookout ~ Google Earth image

REGIONS: ORIGIN SITE ~ Southwest WA, PLANNED RE-LO SITE ~ Southwest WA             The planned move of the Powderhorn Lookout from Davis Peak near Woodland to Clark College in Vancouver, Washington is probably a TYPE 4 Failed Re-Location as the move apparently never happened.  The entries for the Powderhorn (Davis) Lookout in  the FFLA’s www.firelookout.org  and… Continue reading Powderhorn (Davis) Lookout Planned Move to Clark College

Skidder Hill LO Failed Move

Skidder Hill LO. This 40' wooden DNR live-in tower on Skidder Hill before failed move. (Doug Houck photo)

Lookout Site Region:  Origin Site WA Coast  Here is an interesting tale of a Type 4 failed re-location.  The Skidder Hill Lookout was accidentally destroyed while the private buyer was attempting to move it. The Skidder Hill Lookout entry in Rex’s Forest Fire Lookout Page (firelookout.com) reads: ”Built in 1957 and gone by 1971, this… Continue reading Skidder Hill LO Failed Move

SUMMARY TABLES FOR ALL 4 TYPES OF RE-LOCATIONS

What’s a Re-Located Lookout? Many fire lookouts that were no longer considered useful in fire detection were destroyed in place.  Others, the Re-Located Lookouts, were moved to a new location where they were used for other purposes.  Some of these, the Type 1 Re-Located LOs, were given or sold to towns or public museums to… Continue reading SUMMARY TABLES FOR ALL 4 TYPES OF RE-LOCATIONS

Octopus and Sekiu LOs Failed Moves to the Forks Museum

The Octopus Mountain Lookout , a 40' wooden DNR tower, was built in 1957 and abandoned in 1974. The Sekiu and Deming LOs were similar towers.

Lookout Site Regions: ORIGIN SITES ~ WA Coast The DNR Cab of the third (and last) of the Deming Lookouts was moved to Forks where it is displayed on a shorter tower at the Forks Timber Museum.  Two “Lookout Legends” indicate that the story behind the lookout at the Forks Timber Museum is more complicated… Continue reading Octopus and Sekiu LOs Failed Moves to the Forks Museum