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LINKS TO FIRE LOOKOUT
RELATED PAGES |
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Forest Fire Lookout Association |
an organization involved in research of LO history and sites
--promotes restoration and preservation of LOs--
Also publishes an excellent QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER |
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Rex's Forest Fire Lookout page |
LO pictures,trivia--los in tv and film-some
fire pics--If you are looking for a photo and info on particualar lookout in the western US this is the place to begin. Rex is a lookout fanatic and has compiled a huge archive of recent and historical photos of lookout towers. Great site!!
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Dominic's Fire Lookout Website |
Lots of info and photos of lookouts of Oregon and some of Washington.
This site definetly worth visiting!
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National Historic Lookout Register |
Wow! Rob Hooeye put this site together with the help of the NHLR. This monsterous site covers lookouts registered with the National Historical lookout Register, both national and international. Some pictures, info and a wonderful array of maps covering each of the sites. Even a link to a "zoomable" USGIS topo map for each of the lookouts. Great site!!
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Ranger Dave's page of Fire Lookout Towers on the
Web |
General info and background on lookouts. Click on his heading titled "importance"to get what I believe to be a good education |
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ODDS AND ENDS |
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IAMHO IMAGING |
Rob Hoeye is serious about QTVR and has used fire lookouts as subject matters. He's also working on a panoramic image CD and is a bit of a map fanatic so take a good look around to see what he's up to |
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Don Baine's Virtual Reality Panoramas |
This site showcases an awesome new interactive media
on the web and one which I believe has great future potential.
If you haven't checked it out yet you should!!
The beauty of it is that three of the samples are panoramas taken
from lookouts:Sierra Buttes and Mt Talmapais in California
and Fremont Lookout from Mt. Rainier, Washington |
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FUEGO-satellit detection |
Here is the page detailing a planned
satellite fire detection
system-interesting reading if you're a lookout |
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Satellite fire detection |
An experiment(looks like they have a long ways to go)for satellite fire detection in Finland |
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Virginia Strom Martin
California State Assembly |
See this page about a politician fighting for a cause that makes sense!! |
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lOOKOUT RENTALS |
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How to rent a Lookout tower in the Pacific Northwest |
Page advertising a book on lookout rentals |
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Rentals in the Siskiyou NF |
The Siskiyou national forest has(this is not to their credit)
cut funding to all of their lookouts. They're all
solely rentals now and here's the info and photos... |
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Nature the Northwest information center |
Interested in visiting a lookout?
Go here and click on their "Cabin/lookout rental"
for a very convenient and easy to use listing and
description of available rentals in Oregon |
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National Forest Cabin Rentals in the Pacific NW |
Fire Lookout Cabins
and towers for rent(summer and/or winter)
in Oregon and Washington |
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Clearwater Lookout Cabin Rental |
Info on rental of a Lookout cabin in the Umatilla N.F(Washington
side of the border) |
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Kootenai Country Summer Guideneed address!!!! |
Listings and info on the 6 lookouts available for rental
on the Kootenai National Forest |
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Lookout Rentals of The Southwest |
Info on a handful of available lookout rentals in California |
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OREGON LOOKOUTS |
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DFPA Lookouts
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The Douglas Fire Protection Agency staffs 8 lookouts in SW Oregon. Photos and info on their lookouts, both past and present. Well done!. |
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Green Ridge Lookout |
Article in the Sisters paper about Green Ridge Lookout(no photo-1999) |
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Black Butte Lookout |
Article(photo)in the Seattle times about Black Butte Lookout in Central Oregon(1999) |
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Black Butte Lookout
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Article in local paper about
fire that threatened Black Butte Lookout(1999-no photo) |
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Bull of the Woods
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Photo of Bull of the Woods Lookout(NW Oregon) |
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Watchman Peak |
Several great QTVR movies taken from Watchman Peak Lookout in the winter-great views of Crater Lake National Park |
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Iron Mountain |
Nice photos and info on Iron Mountain Lookout and surrounding area(Willamette NF) |
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Soda Mountain |
Photo of Soda Mountain LO(SW Oregon) |
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Pechuck Lookout
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Some very nice photos and history on this one of a kind cupola lookout in NW Oregon |
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Tope Cree Lookout |
Some funkadellic photos of a lookout in NE Oregon which is the centerpiece of a private recreational area |
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Acker Rock Lookout |
Nice photo of a rental lookout on the Umpqua National Forest |
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Snow Camp Lookout(book) |
This large site has stories, journal excerpts, stories etc.
about Snow Camp Lookout in Oregon's coastal range. Good peek
into the lookout lifestyle.This is a sneak peek at David Calahan's book
"Snow Camp Lookout, Room with a View, Mouse Included". |
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Calimus Butte Lookout |
Lookout(staffed) in Oregon's
Winema N.F.(photo, general info) |
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Warner Mountain Lookout |
Single photo of a unique(still staffed)
lookout tower in the Willamette N.F., Oregon |
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Mt Pisgah, Dutchamn Pk |
Some info and photos of Mt. Pisgah LO, Dutchman Pk LO and
the remains of the Mt. Mcloughlin LO in Oregon |
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Bull of the Woods Lookout |
An interesting story illustrated with photos
about a firefighters short stint atop Mt Hood N.F.
looout Bull of the Woods in the early 70's during
a lightning bust |
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Pearsoll Peak Lookout |
Photo and extensive description and directions to a recently
restored lookout in Oregon's Siskiyou N.F. |
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Dutchman's Peak Lookout |
Photo and general info on a cupola-style lookout |
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WASHINGTON LOOKOUTS |
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DNR Lookout visit |
Lots of photos of an abondoned DNR(Washington state)lookout |
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Panoramic photos from glacier NP |
Clickable map with old pano photos around Glacier NP |
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Kloshe Nanitch Lookout-Olympic National Forest |
Photos, info etc. of a reconstructed cupola-style
Lookout--well done site/I> |
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Tom Bigley's "Little" Bald Mountain Lookout Page |
Tom Bigley's tribute to "little" Bald mountain which he staffed
in 1958. Photos, info, history and even photos of
a great model of the lookout he has made. |
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The Everett Mountaineers
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committee coordinates volunteer efforts on the
ongoing maintenance of Pilchuck Lookout and Three
Fingers Lookout, and played a key role in the 1989
renovation of Pilchuck Lookout, and the mid-1980s
restoration of Three Fingers Lookout. |
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Aeneas Mountain |
pictures and descriptions of a lookout in North Central
Washington(Rex Kamstra's home) |
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Hidden Lake Lookout |
A hiking destination in the North Cascades
National Park-Lookout no longer active. |
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IDAHO LOOKOUTS |
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Conrad Vogel's Fire Lookout Page |
Some good photos, recent and historical, of lookouts in the Pend Oreille, Idaho area-has some very nice panoramic photos as well |
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Middle Fork Peak Lookout |
Nice page put together by the staffer of this lookout in the summer of 1999 |
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Coolwater Mountain Lookout, Nez Perce/Clearwater |
Jackie Johnson Vaughan is a friend of fire lookouts everywhere
and this is her tribute to one she staffed(photo, info) |
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East Mountain Lookout Restoration |
This page is dedicated to the restoration effort of a
one-of-a-kind
lookout built on the Boise N.F.
by the CCC in the 1940s.
renovation. Hosted by the Central Idaho Cultural Center. |
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Save East Mountain |
Another page dedicated to saving a unique
and beautiful tower in Idaho
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Three Fingers Lookout |
Some photos of a lookout perched atop rock pinnacles in the Washington Cascades |
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MONTANA/WYOMING/COLORADO LOOKOUTS |
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Roy Schweiker's page |
Photos of some towers in Colorado,S.D., and Wyoming |
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Lookout Towers of the Arapaho-Roosevelt NF adn the Rocky Mtn NP |
some photos and info(slow download, several photos don't download...)> |
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Development of Fire Lookouts in Tobacco Valley |
History(no photos) of some lookouts in Montana |
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McCart Fire Lookout, Montana |
A fire lookout(interpretive,rental)on the Bitterroot N.F.(photo, lots
of info) |
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NEW MEXICO/ARIZONA LOOKOUTS |
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Mogollon Baldy(Gila NF,NM) |
Musings, history and photos-fun read |
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Tower 'n' infernos |
nice article(photo) on two lookouts in Arizona(Tonto N.F.) |
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Jacob Lake and Big Springs Lookouts |
info and 1 photo on two lookout towers on a Ranger District of the Kaibab NF |
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CALIFORNIA LOOKOUTS |
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San Bernadino Fire Lookout Host Program |
Large website administered by a lookout host program.
These people have their act together. They
do volunteer work on eight different lookouts in the
San Bernadino area. |
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Angeles National Forest Fire Lookout Assoc. |
Very clean page dedicated to providing info on the restoration promotion of and staffing of lookouts in the Angeles NF--Photos, stats, etc. |
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Chuck's Fire Lookout Page |
Chuck McFate is a volunteer for the SBNFA LO program and maintains a site on Vetter Mountain LO Some very nice photos! |
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Buck Rock Foundation |
Non profit org. with info and photos on the beautiful Buck Rock Lookout on the Sequoia NF |
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Welcome to Sequoia National Forest Lookouts |
Nice site put together by Mary Ann Evans with info and photos on current lookouts of the Sequoia NF |
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Sierra Buttes Lookout |
Nice photos and hike description to a lookout in
California |
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Schonchin Butte Lookout |
No photos, but history and description of a NPS lookout in N. California |
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Bear Mountain Lookout |
Nice informational article(photo) about lookouts staffed
by the CDF and Forest Service in the Redding, California
area
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Mgaia Image |
some really great photos of a lookout and its environs taken
by a professional photographer/lookout staffer in California |
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Richcamp's Miami Mtn Fire Lookout Page
in and around the sierra nf |
Page dedicated to some lookouts in the area of the Sierra NF in California-good site |
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Lookouts on the watch to spot lightning fires |
An article from a newspaper about lookout life. Based on
lookouts in the El Dorado NF, California. Photo.
Good article |
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Mendocino NF fire management |
photo of Anthony peak lookout on the
Mendocino NF, CA |
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Black Mountain Lookout |
pictures and info on a lookout on the San Bernadino
NF which is no longer in use |
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EASTERN U.S. LOOKOUTS |
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Missouri fire lookouts |
Jim Lyons has put together a very nice site on lookouts of Missouri(searchable database/map etc.). |
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From YORK to th allagash-forest fire lookouts |
Maine(some on new hampshire)
fire photos, lookout photos, history, and even a book about maine fire
towers($16.95) are offered on this site. |
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Milan Fire Tower |
A New Hampshire Tower with nice photos, panoramas |
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Agamenticus Fire Lookout |
One of the few remaining towers in Maine. Currently
staffed by volunteers |
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Brasstown Bald Fire Lookout |
Picture of a cool lookout tower in Georgia |
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Robinson Lookout Tower |
Photos and info on the only actively staffed lookout tower in
Kentucky |
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Viking Mountain Lookout |
Pictures of a lookout in Tennessee(no other info given)! |
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Hanging Rock Lookout |
See the reconstructed(original destroyed by vandalism)
version of this Virginia Lookout often used by local
birders |
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Mount Prospect Fire Tower |
This unusual tower in a New Hampshire State Park
was constructed
in 1812. Nice Photos, panoramas, info |
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Catskill Fire Towers |
This is a nice site with photos, history and descriptions
of fire lookouts in the Catskill Mountains and the
effort to raise money to guarantee their restoration. |
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Tower near Bryceville, Florida |
An article (with photo)on a lookout near Bryceville, FLA |
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LOOKOUTS IN CANADA |
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Ontario's Fire Tower Lookout> |
Although Ontario no longer has many staffed towers Clayton has put together a great site with photos and information to celebrate their history. |
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Woodland's Lookouts |
Bruce Codere's site on the towers he has staffed over the years--very nice sight-history, photos etc. |
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Cariboo zone lookouts(BC,Canada) |
Click on each of the 4 "lookouts' tags on the organizational chart to see some very
nice photos of lookouts for the Cariboo Fire Centre of the
Canadian Forest Service |
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East Peace Forest District |
Pictures of Six still active lookouts on a
district of the Alberta Land and Forest Service in Canada |
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Dorset Scenic Lookout Tower
and Information Centre
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Photos, history on a lookout in Ontario
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Carbondale Fire Lookout
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Photo of a lookout in the Rocky Mountains of SW Alberta
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LOOKOUT SITES IN AUSTRALIA and NEW ZEALAND |
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Goose Mountain Tower |
Evan Bedford's site on Australia lookouts-includes a really great page comparing tower life in Australia to that in Canada |
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Queensland Towers |
Wow!-these are some impressively huge towers! |
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Berowra Tower |
Page dedicated to a recently erected Rural Fire Service tower near Sydney |
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Lookout Tower in New Zealand |
I became a little confused in this kiwi-hosted site,
but it does
have some nice interior/exterior photos of a lookout
in New Zealand |
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Pemberton-things to see and do |
Picture and brief description of the highest lookout
tree in the world in Australia |
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Mt Lofty Lookout Tower |
A Lookout in Australia staffed by volunteers
Worth checking out this site to see the photo
of the VERY different map/firefinder set-up
they use in this tower |
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Lookout trees in Australia |
The tallest lookout towers in the world... |
