The Morton Peak Fire Lookout in the San Bernardino National Forest has just reopened. It was shut for eight months after the deadly Esperanza fire swept through last year. The remote 30-foot tower ...

Methodically, Alicia Van Duyne, 16, fiddled with a lock attached to a heavy chain on a gate guarding the historic Morton Peak Fire Lookout’s door. Finally, she unfastened the chain and entered ...

Harris said the Keller Peak fire lookout tower was built in 1926 about ... the others include Morton Peak east of Mentone, Strawberry Peak near Twin Peaks and Rimforest, and Butler Peak between ...

In some states, you can rent fire lookouts overnight – Morey says the association is working on permitting and may open Morton Peak Lookout in the future. Until then, you can stop by as a ...