Washington State’s 93* Historic Fire Lookouts

*In 2019 I completed a several year journey to visit and photograph all of Washington State’s remaining historic fire lookouts. How many are there? The answer is unclear. Not including relocated or rebuilt lookouts, a popular Peakbagger list contains 93 lookouts still standing in their original locations across the State, featured below. Some think there are a few that don’t count and others think there are more. Regardless, it’s fun to visit these structures and make your own opinion. Lookouts are often threatened by neglect, vandalism, and nature so please treat them with respect and advocate for their preservation!

Trail Miles 596.3    Road Miles 18,581    Paddling Miles 34    Elevation Climbed 137,687′
And Jake dog (RIP) visited 51! 🐾

Aeneas Mountain

North Cascades

5,167'

Alpine Mountain

North Cascades

6,235'

Armstrong Mountain

Okanogan Highlands

4,600'

Big Butte

Blue Mountains

5,010'

Buck Mountain

North Cascades

6,135'

Burley Mountain

Southern Cascades

5,310'

Clearwater

Blue Mountains

5,658'

Cody Butte

Okanogan Highlands

4,764'

Columbia Mountain

Okanogan Highlands

6,782'

Copper Mountain

North Cascades

6,280'

Cornell Butte

Okanogan Highlands

5,096'

Darrington Ranger Station

North Cascades

540'

Desolation Peak

North Cascades

6,102'

Diamond Peak Patrol

Okanogan Highlands

4,320'

Dodger Point

Olympic Mountains

5,760'

Evergreen Mountain

North Cascades

5,587'

First Butte

North Cascades

5,491'

Franson Peak

Okanogan Highlands

3,780'

Funk Mountain

North Cascades

5,121'

Goat Peak

North Cascades

7,001'

Gobblers Knob

Southern Cascades

5,485'

Gold Mountain

Okanogan Highlands

4,686'

Goodman Hill

Southern Cascades

480'

Granite Mountain

Southern Cascades

5,629'

Green Mountain

North Cascades

6,500'

Grizzly Mountain

Okanogan Highlands

6,381'

Heybrook

North Cascades

1,824'

Hidden Lake

North Cascades

6,890'

High Rock

Southern Cascades

5,685'

Indian Mountain

Okanogan Highlands

5,014'

Johnny George Mountain

Okanogan Highlands

4,090'

Jumpoff Mountain

Southern Cascades

5,670'

Keller Butte

Okanogan Highlands

4,811'

Kelly Butte

Southern Cascades

5,400'

Kitsap

Puget Lowlands

1,360'

Knowlton Knob

North Cascades

3,852'

Lookout Mountain

North Cascades

5,515'

Lookout Mountain

North Cascades

5,699'

Lookout Point

Okanogan Highlands

3,114'

Lorena Butte

Columbia Basin

2,160'

Lynx Mountain

Okanogan Highlands

5,520'

Meadow Butte

Southern Cascades

3,621'

Mebee Pass

North Cascades

6,960'

Miners Ridge

North Cascades

6,208'

Monument 83

North Cascades

6,520'

Moses Mountain

Okanogan Highlands

6,774'

Mount Adams

Southern Cascades

12,276'

Mount Bonaparte

Okanogan Highlands

7,258'

Mount Constitution

Puget Lowlands

2,407'

Mount Fremont

Southern Cascades

7,181'

Mount Leecher

North Cascades

5,020'

Mount Leecher Crows Nest

North Cascades

5,000'

Mount Pilchuck

North Cascades

5,340'

Mount Spokane

Columbia Basin

5,883'

Ned Hill

Olympic Mountains

3,464'

North Mountain

North Cascades

3,824'

North Point

Olympic Mountains

3,320'

North Twentymile

North Cascades

7,437'

Okanogan Post Office

North Cascades

800'

Omak Mountain

Okanogan Highlands

5,747'

Oregon Butte

Columbia Basin

6.387'

Park Butte

North Cascades

5,440'

Puyallup Ridge

Southern Cascades

4,877'

Pyramid Mountain

Olympic Mountains

3,100'

Quartz Mountain

Okanogan Highlands

5,160'

Red Mountain

Southern Cascades

4,965'

Red Top

Southern Cascades

5,361'

Salmo Mountain

Okanogan Highlands

6,828'

Satus Peak

Columbia Basin

4,182'

Shriner Peak

Southern Cascades

5,834'

Signal Peak

Columbia Basin

4,182'

Slate Peak

North Cascades

7,440'

Sourdough Mountain

North Cascades

5,985'

South Baldy

Okanogan Highlands

5,961'

Steliko Point

North Cascades

2,586'

Strawberry Mountain

Okanogan Highlands

5,863'

Sugarloaf Peak

North Cascades

5,814'

Sullivan Mountain

Okanogan Highlands

6,483'

Sun Top

Southern Cascades

5,271'

Table Rock

Blue Mountains

6,250'

Thorp Mountain

Southern Cascades

5,854'

Three Fingers

North Cascades

6,850'

Timber Mountain

Okanogan Highlands

5,474'

Tolmie Peak

Southern Cascades

5,920'

Tower Mountain

Columbia Basin

4,000'

Tunk Mountain

Okanogan Highlands

6,058'

Tyee Mountain

North Cascades

6,654'

Watch Mountain

South Washington Cascades

4,800'

Wellpinit Mountain

Columbia Basin

3,464'

Whitestone Ridge

Columbia Basin

4,760'

Whitmore Mountain

Okanogan Highlands

3,920'

Whitmore Mountain L-4 Cab

Okanogan Highlands

3,880'

Winchester Mountain

North Cascades

6,510'