Dodger Point Fire Lookout Explained

Dodger Point Fire Lookout
Location:Mile 13 of Dodger Point Trail, about 17.2mile south of Port Angeles, in Olympic National Park
Nearest City:Port Angeles, Washington
Coordinates:47.8741°N -123.51°W
Built:1933
Architect:U.S. Forest Service
Architecture:Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Added:July 13, 2007
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:07000736

The Dodger Point Fire Lookout was built in 1933 in Olympic National Park as a fire observation station. The single-story frame structure is located on the peak of Dodger Point above the timber line at an elevation of 5753feet.[1] Measuring 14feet by 14feet, it is clad in wood clapboards and has a simple pitched roof covered with wood shakes. Large windows on all four sides are covered by awning-style wood shutters. It was built by the U.S. Forest Service in what was at the time Olympic National Forest, possibly with assistance from the Civilian Conservation Corps. During World War II, the lookout was used as an Aircraft Warning Service station. Dodger Point and Pyramid Peak Lookout are the only such stations remaining in Olympic National Park out of thirteen constructed.[2]

The Dodger Point Lookout was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 13, 2007.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dodger Point Lookout. firelookout.com. 23 March 2011.
  2. Web site: Evans. Gail E.H.. National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Dodger Point Fire Lookout. National Park Service. 23 March 2011. Toothman, Stephanie. Luxenberg, Gretchen. 1986. 1998. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120315064455/https://fortress.wa.gov/dahp/wisaard/documents/RN/0/4/4637.pdf. 15 March 2012.