Mt. Fremont Fire Lookout - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Mt. Fremont Fire Lookout - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The Mount Fremont Fire Lookout is a fire lookout in the northern region of Mount Rainier National Park at an elevation above , the highest in the park. One of four fire lookouts remaining in the park, the lookout is used for visitor services during summer weekends. The building is about , and was designed by the National Park Service Branch of Plans and designs under the supervision of Acting Chief Architect Edwin A. Nickel. It was built in 1933. The two-story structure features a balconied lookout on the second level, with storage on the ground level. Cables secured to deadmen keep the lookout from blowing over. The Park Service was assisted during construction by the Emergency Conservation Works Association. The lookout was extensively damaged in a 2006 storm, along with the park's Gobbler's Knob Fire Lookout. They've since been repaired. Read more on Wikipedia
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