Scalplock Mountain Fire Lookout
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Scalplock Mountain Fire Lookout | |
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| Nearest city | West Glacier, Montana |
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| Coordinates | 48°18′1″N 113°34′24″W / 48.30028°N 113.57333°W |
| Built | 1931 |
| MPS | Glacier National Park MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 86000363 |
| Added to NRHP | February 14, 1986[1] |
The Scalplock Mountain Fire Lookout in Glacier National Park is significant as one of a chain of staffed fire lookout posts within the park. The low two-story timber-construction structure with a pyramidal roof was built in 1931.[2] The lookout affords views into the Park Creek valley and the Middle Fork of the Flathead River, which was traversed by the Great Northern Railway (U.S.) and US 2, prolific sources of fires. The lookout was built to standard plans derived from U.S. Forest Service plans.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "Scalplock Mountain Fire Lookout". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. November 14, 2008.
- ^ Historical Research Associates (June 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Scalplock Mountain Fire Lookout" (pdf). National Park Service.
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External links[edit]
- Photographs of the Scalplock Mountain Fire Lookout at the National Park Service's NRHP database