Arctic Point Fire Lookout

Arctic Point Fire Lookout
Arctic Point Fire Lookout is located in Idaho
Arctic Point Fire Lookout
Location within Idaho
Arctic Point Fire Lookout is located in the United States
Arctic Point Fire Lookout
Location within the United States
Nearest cityBig Creek, Idaho
Coordinates45°28′28″N 115°2′16″W / 45.47444°N 115.03778°W / 45.47444; -115.03778
Arealess than one acre
Built1936
ArchitectUSDA Forest Service
Architectural styleRocky Mountain style
NRHP reference No.94001019
Added to NRHPAugust 29, 1994

The Arctic Point Fire Lookout is a 72-foot (22 m) tall fire tower located near Big Creek, Idaho. It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1994. Its NRHP listing included two contributing buildings, a log cabin residence and a standard type outhouse, as well as one contributing structure, the fire tower itself.

The tower was built in 1936. It is an Aermotor Company tower topped with a 7x7 foot (2.1x2.1 m) galvanized steel cab and is the last tower of its type still standing in a wilderness area. The cabin was added as a residence for the lookouts in 1939. It remained in use for its intended purpose until 1997, when it was decommissioned.

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Arctic Point Fire Lookout Tower". National Historic Lookout Register. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Arctic Point Fire Lookout". Payette National Forest. United States Forest Service. Retrieved July 18, 2011.[dead link]

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