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: Only parts were moved.
In some cases only parts of the lookout were moved from the Origin Site.
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
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
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
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
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
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
Skidder Hill LO Failed Move
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
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
East Flattop LO Ground Level Re-Located To Be Used As A Storage Shed
Lookout Site Regions: Origin Site ~ Southwest WA, Re-Lo Site ~ WA Coast The move of the ground floor level of the 2-story East Flattop Lookout from Southwest Washington to private property to be used as a storage shed is a non-typical Type 2 Re-Location. The history of fire lookouts on Flattop Mountain is complicated… Continue reading East Flattop LO Ground Level Re-Located To Be Used As A Storage Shed