WHITEFISH – Examining the cloistered life of a fire lookout through the camera lens of a documentary filmmaker creates a curious juxtaposition.

The Dixie Fire has claimed a historic fire lookout in Lassen Volcanic National Park, the park's superintendent reported Saturday night. The Mount Harkness Lookout is the park's first loss from the ...

The writers Edward Abbey, Gary Snyder and Norman McLean all staffed high-elevation fire lookouts in the West—their experiences rich fuel for their work. But Jack Kerouac’s reaction makes me smile.

The fire lookout sits at about 7,700 feet above sea level and seems to be in good condition despite being abandoned since 1955, when the Forest Service last staffed the outpost.

There’s a small wooden cabin at the top of Northwest Peak, a few miles from Montana’s borders with Idaho and Canada, and Chuck Manning, 79, believes lookouts like this one deserve a second chance at ...

Northwest Peak Lookout was once one of more than 8,700 lookouts spread across the United States. The Forest Service began building the fire-detection units en masse after the Great Fire of 1910, which ...

According to the National Historic Lookout Register, Northwest Peak Lookout was constructed as a prototype of a gable-roofed style lookout. Unlike the Forest Service’s more-recognizable models ...

A nearly 100-year-old fire lookout tower was destroyed last week as the Line Fire blazed through Southern California. Los Angeles ABC affiliate KABC reported that the Keller Peak fire lookout ...

Fire lookout tower could be rebuilt Harris told KABC that the lookout towers still had a role to play in fire management and that rebuilding at Keller Peak is a decision for the U.S. Forest Service.

Harris said the Keller Peak fire lookout tower was built in 1926 about two miles east of Running Springs, at 7,882 feet above sea level. "It's also one of the few examples of a tower that was ...

The Keller Peak Fire Lookout near Running Springs in the San Bernardino National Forest is shown here in a 2021 file photo. With an elevation at 7,882 feet, the Keller Peak was the oldest lookout ...

The Keller Peak Fire Lookout near Running Springs in the San Bernardino National Forest is shown here in a 2021 file photo. With an elevation at 7,882 feet, the Keller Peak was the oldest lookout ...