Montana Forest Fire Lookout sites, Table 2, active and abandoned sites listed. Revised Sept. 24, 2024.
Key to column headings: ID - A numerical count, County - The county the Lookout is in, Topo Map - The name of the 7.5 minute topographic map the Lookout is on, Lookout Name - Name of active Lookout or inactive site, LO - Status of standing Lookout (see below), NHLR - A entry indicates the lookout is on the National Historic Lookout Register. The registration number is shown. Prom - The prominence value in feet, EL, ft. - Elevation in feet of the Lookout, EL - How elevation is determined. BM = benchmark survey disk nearby. Spot = spot elevation shown on the map. Inter. = No elevation shown so interpreted from contours. Forest - Name of National Forest Lookout is in, Park or Other - Other Land status, BM Name - The name of the benchmark disk near the Lookout, PID - The unique number or Position Identifier given by the USGS to each benchmark, YR - Year the benchmark disk was first placed, LO BM - A listing for the Lookout building itself. (This will give the most accurate coordinates for the building.) Lookout Status Codes: A = structure in good condition, capable of being staffed. B = Dilapidated and needs work, but standing. C = Badly damaged or falling down. AS = usually staffed by Forest Service. AV = staffed by volunteers. AR = A rental Lookout. A (LO site) is where the building has been removed and there may be no evidence remaining, or it's status may be unknown. |
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ID | County | Topo Map | Lookout Name | NHLR | LO | Prom | EL, ft. | EL | Forest | Park or other use | BM Name | PID | YR | LO BM |
1 | Flathead | McGee Meadow | Apgar Lookout | 33 | A | 0 | 5236 | Spot | Glacier National Park | none | TN0780 | |||
2 | Flathead | Meadow Peak | Meadow Peak | 344 | AS | 2749 | 6709 | BM | Kootenai | Meadow | TN0844 | 1960 | TN0843 | |
3 | Glacier | Saint Mary | Divide Mountain | 2096 | C | 0 | 7780 | Inter. | Blackfeet Indian Reservation | none | none | |||
4 | Jefferson | Bison Canyon | Haystack Mountain (LO site) | 2419 | 8819 | BM | Beaverhead Deerlodge | Haystack | RX0901 | 1952 | none | |||
5 | Jefferson | Basin | Jack Mountain (LO site) | 1945 | 2392 | 8752 | Spot | Beaverhead Deerlodge | Jack Mtn | none | 1986 | none | ||
6 | Lewis & Clark | Stonewall Mountain | Red Mountain (LO site) | 3801 | 9411 | BM | Helena | Red | ST0521 | 1956 | none | |||
7 | Lincoln | Vermiculite Canyon | Blue Mountain | 342 | A | 2040 | 6040 | BM | Kootenai | Blue | TN0929 | 1959 | TN0926 | |
8 | Lincoln | Calx Mountain | Calx Mountain | 1507 | AS | 40 | 6500 | Inter. | Kootenai | none | none | |||
9 | Lincoln | Kenelty Mountain | Kenelty Mountain | C | 2331 | 5931 | BM | Kootenai | Kenelty | TN0914 | 1960 | TN0916 | ||
10 | Lincoln | McGuire Mountain | McGuire Mountain | 345 | AR | 3071 | 6991 | Spot | Kootenai | none | none | |||
11 | Lincoln | Northwest Peak | Northwest Peak | 347 | A | 4424 | 7705 | Spot | Kootenai, Kaniksu (On boundaries) | Northwest Scenic Area | none | TN0958 | ||
12 | Lincoln | Turner Mountain | Quartz Mountain | 1509 | C | 590 | 6260 | Inter. | Kootenai | none | none | |||
13 | Lincoln | Sylvanite | Roderick Mountain (LO site) | 2284 | 6635 | Inter. | Kootenai | Roderick ET | TN0949 | 1963 | none | |||
14 | Mineral | Stark South | Stark Mountain | 367 | AS | 2239 | 7353 | BM | Lolo | Stark | SU1123 | 1981 | ||
15 | Missoula | Petty Mountain | Petty Mountain (LO site) | 2879 | 7274 | BM | Lolo | Petty | RY0856 | 1934 | RY0855 | |||
16 | Ravalli | Lost Trail Pass | Saddle Mountain (LO site) | 1120 | 8460 | BM | Bitterroot | none | none | |||||
17 | Ravalli | Sula | Sula Peak | AS | 591 | 6191 | BM | none | none | |||||
18 | Sanders | Baldy Lake | Baldy Mountain (LO site) | 4064 | 7464 | BM | Lolo | Baldy | SU0971 | 1940 | SU0970 | |||
19 | Sanders | Ibex Pass | Berray Mountain | 181 | A | 2577 | 6177 | BM | Kaniksu | Berray ET | TN1126 | 1966 | none | |
20 | Sanders | Mount Headley | Mount Headley (LO site) | 1609 | 3716 | 7427 | BM | Lolo | Mount Headley | SU0990 | 1940 | none | ||
21 | Sanders | McDonald | Sonyok Mountain | B | 2280 | 5660 | Inter. | Flathead Indian Res. | none | none | ||||
22 | Silver Bow | Pipestone Pass | Highland | 927 | A | 0 | 9701 | Spot | Beaverhead Deerlodge | none | QY0503 |