On July 1, 2019, I climbed the ladder to the summit of Mount Pilchuck, completing a several year journey to visit and photograph all of Washington’s last standing fire lookouts. You can click through lookouts outlined with a black border to see photos, history, and stories. I’m still actively working on these pages so keep coming back for more!
Why the 93*? There is a popular Peakbagger list that contains 93 lookouts still standing in their original locations. Some say there are sites on the list that aren’t lookouts. Others think there are more and the number is really 97. What is considered an original fire lookout sometimes isn’t so black and white and you’ll often get a different answer depending who you talk to. I think there are roughly 90 structures on the list that are indeed a good representation of still-standing structures and well, the rest remain a fun bonus!
Trail Miles 596.3 Road Miles 18,581 Paddling Miles 34 Elevation Climbed 137,687′
And Jake dog (RIP) visited 51! 🐾
Olympic and Kitsap Peninsula
Dodger Point
5,760′
Olympic National Park
Kitsap Lookout
1,360′
Kitsap Peninsula
Ned Hill
3,464′
Olympic National Forest
North Point
3,320′
Olympic National Forest
Pyramid Mountain
3,100′
Olympic National Forest
San Juan Islands
Mount Constitution
2,407′
Moran State Park
Mount Rainier National Park and Area
Fremont
7,181′
Mount Rainier National Park
Gobbler’s Knob
5,485′
Mount Rainier National Park
Goodman Hill
480′
Mount Rainier Area
Puyallup Ridge
4,877′
Mount Rainier Area
Shriner Peak
5,834′
Mount Rainier National Park
Tolmie Peak
5,920′
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
Darrington Ranger Station
540′
Mountain Loop Area
Evergreen Mountain
5,587′
Glacier Peak/North Stevens Pass
Granite Mountain
5,629′
Alpine Lakes
Green Mountain
6,500′
Central North Cascades
Heybrook
1,824′
Glacier Peak/North Stevens Pass
Hidden Lake
6,890′
Central North Cascades
Kelly Butte
5,400′
South Cascade Crest
Lookout Mountain
5,699′
Central North Cascades
Miners Ridge
6,208′
Central North Cascades
Mount Pilchuck
5,340′
Mount Pilchuck State Park
North Mountain
3,824′
Mountain Loop Area
Park Butte
5,440′
Skagit Range
Suntop
5,271′
Mount Rainier Area
Three Fingers
6,850′
Mountain Loop Area
Winchester
6,510′
Skagit Range
North Cascades National Park
Copper Mountain
6,280′
Skagit Range
Desolation Peak
6,102′
Hozameen Range
Sourdough
5,985′
Skagit Range
Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Adams
12,276′
Mount Adams Area
Burley Mountain
5,304′
Mount Adams Area
High Rock
5,685′
Mount Rainier Area
Red Mountain
4,965′
Columbia Gorge North
Watch Mountain
4,800′
Mount Rainier Area
Mount Adams/Yakama Indian Reservation Area
Lorena Butte
2,160′
Columbia-Yakima Hills
Meadow Butte
3,621′
Mount Adams Area
Satus Peak
4,182′
Yakama Indian Reservation
Signal Peak
5,100′
Yakama Indian Reservation
Wenatchee National Forest
Alpine
6,235′
Glacier Peak/North Stevens Pass
Jumpoff
5,670′
Goat Rocks
Red Top
5,361′
Wenatchee Mountains
Steliko Point
2,586′
Chelan Mountains
Sugarloaf Peak
5,814′
Entiat Mountains
Thorp Mountain
5,854′
Alpine Lakes
Tyee Mountain
6,654′
Entiat Mountains
Okanogan National Forest Area
Aeneas Mountain
5,167′
Okanogan Range
Bonaparte
7,258′
South Okanogan Highlands
Buck Mountain
6,135′
Okanogan Range
Cornell Butte
5,096′
South Okanogan Highlands
First Butte
5,491′
Okanogan Range
Funk Mountain
5,121′
Okanogan Range
Goat Peak
7,001′
Okanogan Range
Knowlton Knob
3,852′
Okanogan Range
Leecher Mountain
5,020′
Okanogan Range
Leecher Crow’s Nest
5,000′
Okanogan Range
Lookout Mountain
5,515′
Methow Mountains
Mebee Pass
6,960′
Okanogan Range
Monument 83
6,520′
Hozomeen Range
North Twentymile
7,437′
Okanogan Range
Okanogan Post Office
800′
Okanogan Range
Slate Peak
7,440′
Okanogan Range
Tunk Mountain
6,053′
South Okanogan Highlands
Colville Indian Reservation
Armstrong Mountain
4,600′
South Okanogan Highlands
Cody Butte
4,764′
Kettle River Range
Gold Mountain
4,686′
Kettle River Range
Grizzly Mountain
6,381′
Kettle River Range
Johnny George
4,090′
Kettle River Range
Keller Butte
4,811′
South Okanogan Highlands
Lynx Mountain
5,520′
Kettle River Range
Moses Mountain
6,774′
South Okanogan Highlands
Omak Mountain
5,747′
South Okanogan Highlands
Strawberry Mountain
5,863′
South Okanogan Highlands
Whitestone Ridge
4,760′
Kettle River Range
Whitmore Mountain
3,920′
South Okanogan Highlands
Whitmore L-4 Cab
3,880′
South Okanogan Highlands
Colville-Kaniksu National Forest Area
Columbia Mountain
6,782′
Kettle River Range
Diamond Peak Patrol
4,320′
Priest Lake Selkirks
Franson Peak
3,780′
South Okanogan Highlands
Indian Mountain
5,014′
Priest Lake Selkirks
Salmo Mountain
6,828′
Priest Lake Selkirks
South Baldy
5,961′
Priest Lake Selkirks
Sullivan Mountain
6,483′
Priest Lake Selkirks
Timber Mountain
5,474′
Southwest Selkirks
Spokane Area
Lookout Point
3,114′
Southwest Selkirks
Quartz Mountain
5,160′
Southwest Selkirks
Spokane Vista House
5,883′
Southwest Selkirks
Tower Mountain
4,000′
Southwest Selkirks
Wellpinit Mountain
3,464′
Southwest Selkirks
Umatilla National Forest
Big Butte
5,010′
Northern Blue Mountains
Clearwater
5,658′
Northern Blue Mountains
Oregon Butte
6,387′
Northern Blue Mountains
Table Rock
6,250′
Northern Blue Mountains
