REGIONS: ORIGIN SITE ~ North Central WA, RE-LO SITE ~ North Central WA When the 2nd Leecher Mountain Lookout was replaced in 1954, its steel tower was moved to the North Cascades Smokejumper Base (NCSB) where it was used in the reconstruction of a smokejumper’s training tower. This is an example of a Type 3… Continue reading Steel Tower from Leecher Mtn LO #2 was moved to the North Cascades Smokejumper Base.
Tag: North Central WA
Milton Mountain Lookout Re-Location Mystery
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
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
Grazing in the Pasayten Wilderness
The history of live-stock grazing in the North Cascades contains the formations of the United States Forest Service (USFS) and the National Park Service (NPS), the agencies sometimes contentious differences over land management policies and the decades-long debate for a North Cascades National Park and for wilderness preservation. In the late 1800s, concerns about the future… Continue reading Grazing in the Pasayten Wilderness
Fire Lookout Museum (Ray’s) Lookout
The L-6 Lookout at the Fire Lookout Museum in Spokane is an unusual Type 1 Re-Location. It was pieced together in the early 1980s for display at the museum out of salvaged parts from seven L-6 lookouts which had been deactivated and torn down. LOOKOUT SITE REGIONS: Origin Sites ~ Mt, Rainier, North-Central & North… Continue reading Fire Lookout Museum (Ray’s) Lookout
Chiliwist Butte #2 LO moved to Leecher Mountain
REGIONS: ORIGIN SITE ~ North Central WA, RE-LO SITE ~ North Central WA The 2cnd Chiliwist Butte’s Lookout L-4 cab was moved to Leecher Mountain and installed on a new 41’ tower to become the current Leecher Mountain Lookout. This is a good example of a Type 3 Re-Location where a lookout structure that is… Continue reading Chiliwist Butte #2 LO moved to Leecher Mountain
Leecher Mountain L-4 Cab moved to Slate Peak
REGIONS: ORIGIN SITE ~ North Central WA, RE-LO SITE ~ North Central WA The move of an L-4 cab from Leecher Mountain to Slate Peak in 1954 is an interesting example of a Type 3 Lookout Re-Location. Both mountains have a long history of multiple fire lookouts. The combined history of the two includes three… Continue reading Leecher Mountain L-4 Cab moved to Slate Peak
Chiliwist Butte LO #1 moved to Jackass Butte
REGIONS: ORIGIN SITE ~ North Central WA, RE-LO SITE ~ North Central WA The 1st Chiliwist Butte’s Lookout L-5 ground living quarters was moved to Jackass Butte to become the Jackass Butte Lookout. This is a good example of a Type 3 Re-Location where a lookout structure that is no longer to be used at… Continue reading Chiliwist Butte LO #1 moved to Jackass Butte
Lion Rock Lookout Moved to Sugarloaf Mountain
Lookout Site Regions: Origin Site ~ Central WA, Re-Lo Site ~ Central WA The move of an L-4 cab from Lion Rock to become the existing Sugar Loaf Mountain Lookout is a good example of a Type 3 Re-Location. Lion Rock, the Origin Site for this move, and Sugar Loaf Mountain, the Re-Location site, were… Continue reading Lion Rock Lookout Moved to Sugarloaf Mountain