The Heaven's Peak Fire Lookout is a historic fire lookout post located in Glacier National Park, Montana, USA. It is significant as one of a chain of staffed fire lookout posts within the park. The one-story timber-construction with a flat roof was built in 1945. The flat, overhanging roof is anchored to the stone foundation with cables.[2]
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| Nearest city | West Glacier, Montana |
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| Coordinates | 48°44′53″N 113°52′35″W / 48.74806°N 113.87639°W |
| Built | 1945 |
| MPS | Glacier National Park MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 86003688 |
| Added to NRHP | December 19, 1986[1] |
The lookout was to be built in 1940 by local contractor Ole Norden as part of a Public Works Administration project. However, Norden was unable to perform the work and it was completed in 1945 under a different contract.[3]
References
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "Heaven's Peak Fire Lookout". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. November 14, 2008. Archived from the original on May 21, 2011. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
- ^ Historical Research Associates (June 1984). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Heaven's Peak Fire Lookout (pdf). National Park Service.
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