🔥 Fire Lookout Towers of the World

These are notable fire lookout towers — cabins and steel towers planted on summits so watchers could spot the first smoke of a forest fire, a network that defined wilderness fire protection and whose cabins, many now restored, still crown the best views in the great forests. Each profile shows where the tower stands, which country it is in, and a plain-English introduction from Wikipedia.

87 fire lookout towers from 4 countries are covered below, grouped by continent. Open any fire tower for its full profile.

Americas (80) Europe (3) Oceania (4)

Americas (80 fire lookout towers)

Europe (3 fire lookout towers)

Oceania (4 fire lookout towers)

Coordinates are approximate locations. Descriptions: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), cached on our server. Data sourced from Wikidata. Related: Mountains · Lakes · Islands · World Heritage.