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Fire lookout · Apache County, Arizona

Odart Mountain Lookout

Aermotor MC-39 steel tower built in 1934 on an 8,531 ft peak on the White Mountain Apache reservation; registered 2002 and listed as standing.

Visit & stay

Not rentable. As far as we know, this lookout cannot be booked for overnight stays.

Access

Access unknown

We do not know the access rules. Check with the land manager before you go.

Can you climb it?
Unknown
Road to the top?
Unknown
Staffing
Unknown

Facts

Status
Standing
Type
Cab on a towerAermotor MC-39 steel tower with a 7 x 7 ft cabThe design: Aermotor MC-39
Built of
Steel
Built
1934
Height
82 ft (25.0 m)
Elevation
8,531 ft (2,600 m)
Agency
White Mountain Apache Agency (administers; also cooperator)
Land
Unknown
Location
Apache County, Arizona
Coordinates
33.72855, −109.64863
This entry
VerifiedResearched, then checked independently. Updated 8 Oct 2026.
Firefinder id
us-az-odart-mountain

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History

Then and now

  1. 1934 BuiltConstructed in 1934, per the NHLR detail pageSource: nhlr.org
  2. No record between 1934 and 2002
  3. 2002 Added to the National Historic Lookout RegisterRegistered January 31, 2002 as US 463, AZ 48Source: nhlr.org
  4. TodayStandingIt still stands, as far as our sources know.

Old maps of this spot

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Story

Researched 9 Oct 2026, fact-checked.

Odart Mountain Lookout stands on an 8,531-foot peak on the White Mountain Apache reservation in Apache County, Arizona.1 According to the National Historic Lookout Register, the tower dates from 1934 and is a steel Aermotor MC-39 with a 7-by-7-foot cab. It rises 82 feet above the summit.1

The White Mountain Apache Agency administers the lookout and is also listed as its cooperator.1 The register entry was made on January 31, 2002, under the numbers US 463 and AZ 48.1 The sources I could read do not say who staffed it over the years or whether it has had any fires.1,2

The Forest Fire Lookout Association's Arizona list still shows Odart Mountain as a standing tower.2 I found no record that the cab was moved, rebuilt, or taken down.1,2

The sources I could read say nothing about visiting, and the register gives no visiting rule.1,2

  1. Odart Mountain Lookout, National Historic Lookout Register, http://nhlr.org/lookouts/us/az/odart-mountain-lookout/ (accessed 2026-10-09). ↩
  2. Arizona Lookouts, Forest Fire Lookout Association, https://firelookout.org/lookouts/us/az/ (accessed 2026-10-09). ↩

Photos

Photo of Odart Mountain Lookout
Photo: National Historic Lookout Register (nhlr.org) · All rights reserved · source

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Sources

  1. National Historic Lookout Register (NHLR) Gave us: name, location, county, elevation, what it is built of, register numbers, agency, dates, photos, links National Historic Lookout Register (nhlr.org) · All rights reserved (American Resources, Inc.); facts extracted only, no prose copied. · retrieved 4 Oct 2026
  2. Forest Fire Lookout Association (FFLA) - US lookout lists Gave us: type, status, register numbers, links Forest Fire Lookout Association (firelookout.org) · No licence stated; facts extracted only, no prose copied. · retrieved 8 Oct 2026
  3. Firefinder research Gave us: summary, design, height, status, agency, dates, links, fact-check Firefinder research (sources cited in the story footnotes) · Our own research notes; each fact cites its source in the lookout's story

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