Arctic Point Fire Lookout

Arctic Point Fire Lookout
Nearest city Big Creek, Idaho
Coordinates 45°28′28″N 115°2′16″W / 45.47444°N 115.03778°WCoordinates: 45°28′28″N 115°2′16″W / 45.47444°N 115.03778°W
Area less than one acre
Built 1936
Architect USDA Forest Service
Architectural style Rocky Mountain style
Governing body FOREST SERVICE
NRHP Reference # 94001019[1]
Added to NRHP August 29, 1994

The Arctic Point Fire Lookout is a 72-foot (22 m) tall fire tower[2] 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.[1][1][3]

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.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
  2. 3.0 3.1 "Arctic Point Fire Lookout". Payette National Forest. United States Forest Service. Retrieved 2011-07-18.

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