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.
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Unpublished 9/26/23
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 There are several mysteries… Continue reading Unpublished 9/26/23
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
HIGLEY PEAK LOOKOUT’S RE-LOCATION MYSTERY
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 HIGLEY PEAK LOOKOUT’S RE-LOCATION MYSTERY
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
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
Powderhorn (Davis) Lookout Planned Move to Clark College
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