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Bookmark or Share- Oldest fire lookout tower in Southern California mountains is destroyed ...SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST (KABC) -- For nearly a century, volunteers have manned the lookout tower on Keller Peak in the San Bernardino mountains watching out for any sign of smoke.
- List of fire lookout towers - WikipediaThis is a list of notable fire lookout towers and stations, including complexes of associated buildings and structures. This includes lookout cabins without towers which are perched high and do not require further elevation to serve for their purpose, and also includes notable lookout trees .
- Fire lookout tower - WikipediaA fire lookout tower, fire tower, or lookout tower is a tower that provides housing and protection for a person known as a "fire lookout", whose duty it is to search for wildfires in the wilderness. It is a small building, usually on the summit of a mountain or other high vantage point to maximize viewing distance and range, known as view shed .
- 7 Fire Lookout Towers Where You Can Spend the Night - TreehuggerFire lookout towers found in numerous national forests have been converted into campsites-in-the-sky.
- Nine Questions About Lookout Towers - National Forest FoundationFor on average $40 a night you can stay on a mountain top in a rustic and charming fire lookout tower - a truly unforgettable experience any way you slice it. Read on to gain a few tips from the NFF’s resident lookout tower expert Emily who has visited several lookout towers.
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