FirefinderFire lookouts of the US

Fire lookout · Lewis County, Washington

Nannie Peak Lookout Site

Also known as Nannie Ridge

L-4 cab on Nannie Ridge, built 1934 and gone by the 1960s; sources describe only foundations and debris, reached by a 3-mile trail in Goat Rocks Wilderness.

Gone: The lookout no longer stands. Only the site is left. Cab removed or burned in the 1960s; the sources describe foundations and debris, not a standing structure

Visit & stay

Gone: site only. The lookout no longer stands, so there is nothing to climb or rent. You may still be able to visit the site.

Access

Open to the public. Reached on foot by Nannie Ridge Trail 98 in the Goat Rocks Wilderness; the sources describe no closure

Road to the top?
No, you have to hike
Trail
About 3 miles and roughly 2,100 feet of climbing on Trail 98 from the Walupt Lake area; the old lookout trail turns left at the ridge crossing

Facts

Status
Gone
Type
Ground-level cabL-4 cabThe design: L-4
Built of
WoodGoing by its design; no source says so in words.
Built
1934
Height
Unknown
Elevation
6,106 ft (1,861 m)
Agency
U.S. Forest Service
Land
Federal land
Location
Lewis County, Washington
Coordinates
46.43425, −121.44884
This entry
VerifiedResearched, then checked independently. Updated 9 Oct 2026.
Firefinder id
us-wa-nannie-peak

View from the cab

What the lookout saw from its cab: every ridge out to about 93 miles, the named peaks in sight, and other fire lookouts within view, worked out from terrain data in your browser.

This lookout is gone. The view is reconstructed from its recorded site and a typical height for a lookout like it.

Downloads about 3.6 MB of terrain data the first time.

Or see what it could see on the map: the ground in its line of sight.

History

Then and now

  1. 1934 BuiltL-4 cab. Register and firelookout.com say 1934; Willhite says 1933-34 and notes the crew was snowed inSources: firetower.org, firelookout.com, willhiteweb.com
  2. 1936 EventPanoramic images taken from the site at 16 feet above the groundSource: willhiteweb.com
  3. 1940 AbandonedWillhite gives the 1940s only as a decadeSource: willhiteweb.com
  4. No record between 1940 and 1960
  5. 1960 RemovedCab removed or burned in the 1960s (decade only; Willhite does not say which). Register says gone by the 1960s; Forest Lookouts lists removedSources: firetower.org, firelookout.com, willhiteweb.com
  6. No record between 1960 and 2012
  7. 2012 Added to the Former Fire Lookout Sites RegisterUS 1334, WA 234; registered July 16, 2012Source: firetower.org
  8. TodayGoneThe lookout no longer stands. Only the site is left.

Old maps of this spot

USGS topographic maps from the years a lookout stood may show it, often as a small symbol labelled “Lookout”. See the old topo maps around it on the Firefinder map, or find every scanned sheet of this spot on USGS TopoView (click the spot there to list them, with dates and downloads).

Story

Researched 9 Oct 2026, fact-checked.

Nannie Peak Lookout Site sits on Nannie Ridge in Lewis County, Washington, inside the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.1,2 The U.S. Forest Service administers the land.1 Willhite's trip guide gives the lookout's elevation as 6,106 feet.2

The site had an L-4 cab, which the register and firelookout.com both date to 1934.1,3 Willhite places the work in 1933 and 1934, and says the crew was snowed in during construction.2 Willhite also reports panoramic photos from 1936, taken 16 feet above the ground.2

Willhite writes that the lookout was abandoned in the 1940s.2 The cab, he reports, met its end in the 1960s, either removed or burned.2 The register says the cab was no longer standing by the 1960s,1 and the Forest Lookouts listing marks the site as removed.4

No source we read describes a standing structure at the site today. A photo on Willhite's page is captioned as the lookout location with foundations.2 A 2017 hiker reported a box's worth of rusty nails spilled at the old lookout, so watch your step.5

The site is reached on foot, up Nannie Ridge Trail 98 from the Walupt Lake area.2,5 The climb covers about 3 miles and roughly 2,100 feet.2,5 Willhite says the old lookout trail turns off to the left at the ridge crossing.2 The sources we read describe no closure of the trail. The register recorded the site on July 16, 2012, as US 1334, WA 234.1

  1. Nannie Peak Lookout Site, Former Fire Lookout Sites, http://firetower.org/lookouts/us/wa/nannie-peak-lookout-site/ (accessed 2026-10-09). ↩
  2. Nannie Peak Trail & Nannie Ridge Lookout Site, WillhiteWeb.com, http://www.willhiteweb.com/washington_fire_lookouts/nannie_peak_trail/lookout_352.htm (accessed 2026-10-09). ↩
  3. Nannie Peak Fire Lookout Cabin, firelookout.com, https://www.firelookout.com/wa/nanniepeak.html (accessed 2026-10-09). ↩
  4. Nannie Peak, Forest Lookouts, https://washingtonlookouts.weebly.com/nannie-peak.html (accessed 2026-10-09). ↩
  5. Nannie Peak Loop trip report, Washington Trails Association, https://www.wta.org/go-hiking/trip-reports/trip_report.2017-08-30.2345837847 (accessed 2026-10-09). ↩

Photos

Nannie Peak Lookout (no date)
Nannie Peak Lookout (no date)Photo: Ron Kemnow collection, via Former Fire Lookout Sites Register (firetower.org) · All rights reserved · source
Nannie Peak Lookout panoramic 8-17-1936 (N)
Nannie Peak Lookout panoramic 8-17-1936 (N) (1936)Photo: National Archives-Pacific Northwest Region, via Former Fire Lookout Sites Register (firetower.org) · All rights reserved · source
Nannie Peak Lookout panoramic 8-17-1936 (SE)
Nannie Peak Lookout panoramic 8-17-1936 (SE) (1936)Photo: National Archives-Pacific Northwest Region, via Former Fire Lookout Sites Register (firetower.org) · All rights reserved · source
Nannie Peak Lookout panoramic 8-17-1936 (SW)
Nannie Peak Lookout panoramic 8-17-1936 (SW) (1936)Photo: National Archives-Pacific Northwest Region, via Former Fire Lookout Sites Register (firetower.org) · All rights reserved · source

Photos keep their own rights and are shown with credit. Is one of these yours? You can ask for a different credit or for removal.

Sources

  1. Former Fire Lookout Sites Register (FFLOS) Gave us: name, location, county, elevation, what it is built of, register numbers, agency, ownership, dates, photos, links Former Fire Lookout Sites Register (firetower.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. firelookout.com -- Rex Kamstra's Forest Fire Lookout Page Gave us: links firelookout.com · No licence stated on the site; facts only (coordinates, elevation, built/destroyed years, design, agency). Photos mirrored with the site's stated credit. · retrieved 4 Oct 2026
  4. FOREST LOOKOUTS -- western US (Ron Kemnow's weebly sites) Gave us: links Ron Kemnow's Forest Lookouts sites (westlookouts, californialookouts, idaholookouts, montanalookouts, oregonlookouts and washingtonlookouts .weebly.com) · No licence stated; facts only (county, land manager, status word, coordinates where the page's own map widget gives them, township-range-section, height and design hints, links). The site's own newspaper quotes, citations and narrative are not reproduced. · retrieved 8 Oct 2026
  5. WillhiteWeb.com: Washington Fire Lookouts Gave us: links WillhiteWeb.com · No licence stated; names and page links only (the site's photos and text are not reproduced). · retrieved 8 Oct 2026
  6. Firefinder research Gave us: summary, design, status, agency, access, visiting details, 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

More about this lookout elsewhere

Firefinder takes facts (places, dates, numbers) from these sources and writes its own words. See all sources and licences.