Squaw Peak Lookout in 1960.
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Squaw Peak Lookout in 1960. This lookout was in the Bitterroot National Forest of central Idaho. Horses and pack animals were the only available transportation to the tower. Courtesy of the Museum of North Idaho.
This file appears in: Fire Lookouts – From Hermit's Castles to Weekend Get-A-Ways: Fire Lookouts
Fire Lookouts – From Hermit's Castles to Weekend Get-A-Ways: Fire Lookouts
The fire lookout started as a means of early detection of forest fires. Today its new role is as a week-end get-a-way.