Apgar Fire Lookout Explained

Apgar Fire Lookout
Nearest City:West Glacier, Montana
Coordinates:48.5181°N -114.0194°W
Built:1929
Added:December 16, 1986
Mpsub:Glacier National Park MRA
Refnum:86003695

The Apgar Fire Lookout in Glacier National Park is one of a chain of fire lookout posts within the park. The low two-story frame erection with a pyramidal roof was built in 1929.[1] The design originated with the U.S. Forest Service and has been modified and re-used by the Forest Service and the National Park Service in a variety of contexts.[2]

The first lookout at this location was destroyed by fire in 1929, two weeks after its completion. It was immediately replaced with the present structure.[2] The present structure is boarded up and not used.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Apgar Fire Lookout. 2008-11-14. List of Classified Structures. National Park Service.
  2. [{{NRHP url|id=86003695}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Apgar Fire Lookout]. pdf. June 1984 . Historical Research Associates . National Park Service.