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Fire lookout · Teton County, Wyoming

Huckleberry Mountain Fire Lookout

CCC-built 1938 two-story log lookout on Huckleberry Mountain in the Bridger-Teton; manned until 1957, still standing, current access unconfirmed.

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
Not staffed (as of 1957)

Facts

Status
Standing
Type
Two-story buildingL-4 cab with catwalk on a log crib baseThe design: L-4
Built of
Logs
Built
1938
Height
20 ft (6.1 m)
Elevation
7,209 ft (2,197 m)
Agency
U.S. Forest Service, Bridger-Teton National Forest
Land
Federal land
Location
Teton County, Wyoming
Coordinates
44.08277, −110.59774 sources disagree
This entry
VerifiedResearched, then checked independently. Updated 8 Oct 2026.
Firefinder id
us-wy-huckleberry-mountain

View from the cab

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History

Then and now

  1. 1938 BuiltBuilt by the CCC to a standard USFS design; the register and nomination both give 1938Sources: nhlr.org, en.wikipedia.org, npgallery.nps.gov
  2. 1939 First staffedFirst manned in 1939, per the nominationSource: npgallery.nps.gov
  3. 1940 FireSheffield Creek fire; forest lookout Dave Adams forced to leave the structureSource: npgallery.nps.gov
  4. 1942 EventA 1942 newspaper item calls Huckleberry one of the permanent stations built that year; this conflicts with the 1938 build date and is unresolvedSource: westlookouts.weebly.com
  5. 1954 StaffedNamed in a July 1954 item as a position to be manned within the next weekSource: westlookouts.weebly.com
  6. 1957 AbandonedAbandoned for regular lookout service after the 1957 seasonSources: npgallery.nps.gov, nhlr.org
  7. No record between 1957 and 1983
  8. 1983 Listed on the National Register of Historic PlacesAdded to the National Register on July 8, 1983Source: en.wikipedia.org
  9. No record between 1983 and 2011
  10. 2011 Added to the National Historic Lookout RegisterRegistered on the National Historic Lookout Register on August 9, 2011Source: nhlr.org
  11. 2016 FireCrews wrapped the lookout in protective material in case the Berry Fire reached its ridgeSource: westlookouts.weebly.com
  12. TodayStandingIt still stands, as far as our sources know.

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 8 Oct 2026, fact-checked.

The Civilian Conservation Corps built the Huckleberry Mountain lookout in 1938, following a standard Forest Service design.1,2 It stands near the summit of the mountain, in the northern part of the Bridger-Teton National Forest.1,3

The register describes a 14-foot-square L-4 cab on a rare log crib base, and it dates the cab to 1932, six years before the 1938 build year. It does not explain the gap.1 The National Register nomination gives the building as 15 by 17 feet and 20 feet high, so the sources do not agree on its size.1,3 They also disagree on the elevation: the register gives 7,209 feet, and the nomination gives 9,615 feet.1,3

A 1942 newspaper item, quoted on a lookout history site, calls Huckleberry one of the permanent stations created that year. It says the buildings were first assembled at the Forest Service property in Jackson and then trucked to their sites.4 That does not match the 1938 completion date in the nomination, and the sources I read do not settle the question.3

The nomination says the lookout was first manned in 1939.3 In 1940, during the 1,500-acre Sheffield Creek fire, forest lookout Dave Adams had to evacuate the building and move to safer ground.3 In July 1954 a newspaper item said Huckleberry would be staffed within a week.4 After the 1957 season the lookout was taken out of regular lookout duty.3

The National Register listed it in 1983.2 The nomination describes it as boarded up but still standing.3 The register entry, added in August 2011, describes it as unusually sound and says restoration is planned.1 In August 2016 crews covered the lookout with protective material in case the Berry Fire reached its ridge.4

Firelookout.com lists it as a standing two-story log cab.5 Nothing in the sources I read confirms a finished restoration, public access or an overnight rental. The register names the Buffalo Ranger District as a cooperator, so ask that office before planning a visit.1

  1. Huckleberry Mountain Fire Lookout, National Historic Lookout Register, http://nhlr.org/lookouts/us/wy/huckleberry-mountain-fire-lookout/ (accessed 2026-10-08). ↩
  2. Huckleberry Mountain Fire Lookout, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huckleberry_Mountain_Fire_Lookout (accessed 2026-10-08). ↩
  3. Huckleberry Lookout, National Register of Historic Places nomination form (No. 83003365), National Park Service, https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/83003365_text (accessed 2026-10-08). ↩
  4. Huckleberry Mountain, Forest Lookouts, https://westlookouts.weebly.com/huckleberry-mountain.html (accessed 2026-10-08). ↩
  5. Huckleberry Mtn. Fire Lookout Tower, firelookout.com, https://www.firelookout.com/wy/huckleberrymtn.html (accessed 2026-10-08). ↩

Photos

Huckleberry Mountain Lookout
Huckleberry Mountain LookoutPhoto: US Forest Service, via National Historic Lookout Register (nhlr.org) · All rights reserved · source
Photo of Huckleberry Mountain Fire Lookout
Photo: National Historic Lookout Register (nhlr.org) · All rights reserved · source
Huckleberry Mtn. L.O.
Huckleberry Mtn. L.OPhoto: firelookout.com · source
Photo of Huckleberry Mountain Fire Lookout
Photo: Intermountain Forest Service, USDA Region 4 Photography, via Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · source

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Where sources disagree

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  • Sources disagree on the location by 640 m.

    • NHLR: 44.08277, −110.59774
    • FOREST LOOKOUTS -- western US (Ron Kemnow's weebly sites): 44.08827, −110.60021

    The map uses the position from NHLR.

Sources

  1. National Historic Lookout Register (NHLR) Gave us: name, location, county, elevation, register numbers, agency, ownership, 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. firelookout.com -- Rex Kamstra's Forest Fire Lookout Page Gave us: what it is built of, photos, 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. Wikidata -- US fire lookout towers (Q748998 and subclasses) Gave us: height, register numbers, photos, links Wikidata · CC0 1.0 (Wikidata). Images keep their own Commons licence/credit. · retrieved 4 Oct 2026
  5. 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
  6. Firefinder research Gave us: summary, design, height, agency, staffing, 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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