National Register of Historic Places

Copper Mountain Fire Lookout

Newhalem, Whatcom County, Washington
Listed
February 10, 1989
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
88003446

About this property

The Copper Mountain Fire Lookout was built in 1934 in what was then the Glacier Ranger district of Mount Baker National Forest. The cabin-like wood frame lookout is a frame cabin with large windows on each side protected by an awning-style shutter. A shingled gable roof with prominent lightning rods covers the cabin. The lookout measures 14.25 feet (4.34 m) by 14.25 feet (4.34 m) square. During the winter of 1943 the lookout was staffed by the Aircraft Warning Service and used to watch for enemy aircraft. It is one of three lookouts remaining in North Cascades National Park from the Forest Service administration. The Copper Mountain Fire Lookout was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 10, 1989.

Location

Newhalem, Whatcom County, Washington
48.90897, -121.46256

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Copper Mountain Fire Lookout listed on the National Register?

Copper Mountain Fire Lookout was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 10, 1989.

What type of historic resource is Copper Mountain Fire Lookout?

Copper Mountain Fire Lookout is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Copper Mountain Fire Lookout is recorded as the industrial era.

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