Basin Butte Lookout
Basin Butte Lookout is located on the Salmon-Challis National Forest. The fire lookout overlooks the Salmon River Mountains and was built in 1934. In addition, the building is registered with the National Historic Lookout Register. KLP Inc installed the lightning protection on this lookout in 2010.
Blue Mountain Lookout
Blue Mountain – Fire Lookout Tower was used to help film, the well-known movie, Red Skies of Montana. The lookout is located near Missoula, MT on the Lolo National Forest. It is the only remaining active lookout tower within the Missoula Ranger District and is also listed on the National Historic Lookout Register. KLP Inc installed the lightning protection on this historic lookout in 2014.
Ferry Basin Lookout
Ferry Basin - Fire Lookout Tower is located on the Flathead Indian Reservation. It is maintained, staffed, and used by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. The site has been used as a lookout since the 1930’s and the current cab was placed on sight in sometime in the 70’s. Lightning protection was installed by KLP Inc in 2004.
Granite Mountain Lookout
Granite Mountain - Fire Lookout was built in 1934 and is located on the Salmon - Challis National Forest. Sitting at just over 6000 ft of elevation, this historic lookout is also listed on the National Historic Lookout Register. KLP Inc repaired the lightning protection system in 2004.
Meadow Peak Lookout
Meadow Peak - Fire Lookout was built in 1957 and began official use by the U.S. Forest Service in 1958. The tower is located on top of Meadow Peak within the Kootenai National Forest of Montana; the lookout rest at over 6700 ft in elevation. KLP Inc installed an up to date Lightning Protection system in 2010. In addition, this tower is also listed on the National Historic Lookout Register.
Mineral Peak Lookout
Mineral Peak Lookout is located north of Missoula, Montana, within the Lolo National Forest system, and sits near the border of the Rattle Snake Wilderness area. Built in 1957, this fire lookout tower stands at over 50’ tall and is the third structure to sit atop Mineral Peak at 7,451 feet. Mineral Peak Lookout is a listed tower with the National Historic Lookout Register. KLP Inc installed the lightning protection system in 2006.
Monument Peak Lookout
Built in 1936, Monument Peak Lookout is located within the Helena - Lewis & Clark National Forest system. It sits atop Monument Peak at 7,395 feet with fantastic views of the Little Belt Mountains, near Great Falls, MT. This historic fire lookout tower is listed with the National Historic Lookout Register. KLP Inc installed the lightning protection system in 2006.
Pinyon Peak Lookout
Pinyon Peak Lookout was built in 1930. Located in the Salmon River Mountains of Idaho, within the Salmon - Challis National Forest, the fire lookout sits on Pinyon Peak with at an elevation of 9,947 ft above sea level. The Pinyon Peak Loop Road is one of the highest roads in Idaho. KLP Inc completed the lightning protection system in 2006. In addition, it is registered with the National Historic Lookout Register.
Porphyry Peak Lookout
Porphyry Peak located in Central Montana within the Lewis & Clark National Forest stands at over 8,000 ft of elevation. The lookout site has been noted to be an active lookout site since the 1930’s. However, Porphyry Peak Lookouts cab and tower was built in 1960. It is also the last staffed lookout to stand as a fire lookout over the Little Belt Mountains. The lightning protection system was installed by KLP Inc in 2005.
Rice Peak Lookout
Rice Peak Lookout has been an active fire lookout site since the early 1900’s. However, the current lookout building was built in 1940. Resting on top of Rice Peak, in the Boise National Forest of Idaho, the lookout rest at nearly 8700’ ft of elevation. This historic building is listed with the National Historic Lookout Register. KLP Inc installed the lightning protection system in 2004.
Stahl Peak Lookout
Stahl Peak Lookout is located on the Kootenai National Forest near Eureka, Montana. It stands atop Stahl Peak at 7435’ ft of elevation. The building and cupola were built in 1926. This is a rare style of fire lookout tower that is not currently listed with the National Historic Lookout Register. The lightning protection system was installed by KLP Inc in 2010.
Scurvy Mountain Lookout
Scurvy Mountain Lookout is located on the Clearwater National Forest of Idaho. The current lookout was built in 1952. However, the building site, standing at 6,636 ft of elevation, has been used as a fire lookout since the early 1900’s. This lookout is registered with the National Historic Lookout Register. The lightning protection system was installed by KLP Inc in 2010.
Trinity Peak Lookout
Trinity Peak lookout sits on top of Trinity Peak within the Boise National Forest of Idaho at more than 9400’ ft of elevation. The views are simply incredible from this location. The site has been used since the early 1920’s and the current lookout was built in 1956. A lightning protection system was installed by KLP Inc in 2001, it is perhaps one of the most memorable fire lookout towers we have done.
Ute Mountain Lookout
Ute Mountain Lookout is the one and only above ground tower, of two remaining fire lookouts still standing, in Utah. The tower is located on the Ashley National Forest, close to Flaming Gorge Reservoir, and stands at over 8800’ ft of elevation. The lookout was built in 1937 by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC); the building is listed with the National Historic Lookout Register. The lightning protection system was designed and installed by KLP Inc in 2006.
White Mountain Lookout
White Mountain Lookout is located within the Lolo National Forest, near the historic Nine Mile Ranger Station, west of Missoula, MT. The current tower was built in the early 1950’s and listed with the National Historic Lookout Register. However, the first cab on site was built in 1934. The lightning protection system was designed and installed by KLP Inc in 2005.
Lewis & Clark National Forest – Montana
Monument Peak – Lookout Tower
Porphyry – Lookout Tower
Salmon-Challis National Forest – Idaho
Middle Fork Peak – Lookout Tower
Twin Peaks – Lookout Tower
Long Tom – Lookout Tower
Stein Mountain – Lookout Tower
Granite Mountain – Lookout Tower
Stormy Peak – Lookout Tower
Ruffneck Peak – Lookout Tower
Pinyon Peak – Lookout Tower
Basin Butte – Lookout Tower
Boise National Forest – Idaho
Shafer Butte – Lookout Tower
ThunderBolt – Lookout Tower
Scott Mountain – Lookout Tower
White Hawk – Lookout Tower
Silver Creek – Lookout Tower
Hawley Mountain – Lookout Tower
Trinity Peak – Lookout Tower
Thorn Creek Butte – Lookout Tower
Rice Peak – Lookout Tower
Mount Spokane State Park, Washington
Mount Spokane/Quartz Mountain – Lookout Tower
Ashley National Forest – Utah
Ute Mountain – Lookout Tower
Lolo National Forest – Montana
Mineral Peak – Lookout Tower
Up Up – Lookout Tower
Camels Hump – Lookout Tower
West Fork Butte – Lookout Tower
Eddy Mountain – Lookout Tower
Patrick’s Knob – Lookout Tower
Cougar Peak – Lookout Tower
Blue Mountain – Lookout Tower
White Mountain – Lookout Tower
Bitterroot National Forest – Montana
Sula Peak – Lookout Tower
Kootenai National Forest – Montana
Minton Peak – Lookout Tower
North West Peak – Lookout Tower
Stahl Peak – Lookout Tower
Meadow Peak Lookout Tower
Clearwater National Forest – Idaho
Scurvy Mountain – Lookout Tower
Eagle Point – Lookout Tower
Flathead Indian Reservation – Montana
Ferry Basin – Lookout Tower
Jocko – Lookout Tower
Pistol Creek – Lookout Tower
Bazoo – Lookout Tower
Yakama Indian Reservation – Washington
Status Peak – Lookout Tower
Signal Peak – Lookout Tower
Colville Indian Reservation – Washington
Keller Butte – Lookout Tower
Whitmore Mountain – Lookout Tower
Omak Mountain – Lookout Tower
Johnny George – Lookout Tower
Whitestone – Lookout Tower
Warm Springs Indian Reservation – Oregon
Shitike Butte Lookout Tower
Eagle Butte Lookout Tower
Sid Walter Butte Lookout Tower
Coconino National Forest – Arizona
Apache Maid – Lookout Tower
