The Apgar Fire Lookout in Glacier National Park is one of a chain of fire lookout posts within the park.[1] The low two-story frame erection with a pyramidal roof was built in 1929.[2] 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.[3]

Apgar Fire Lookout
Apgar Fire Lookout is located in Montana
Apgar Fire Lookout
Apgar Fire Lookout is located in the United States
Apgar Fire Lookout
Nearest cityWest Glacier, Montana
Coordinates48°31′5″N 114°1′10″W / 48.51806°N 114.01944°W / 48.51806; -114.01944
Built1929
MPSGlacier National Park MRA
NRHP reference No.86003695
Added to NRHPDecember 16, 1986[1]

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.[3] The present structure is boarded up and not used.

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "Apgar Fire Lookout". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. November 14, 2008.
  3. ^ a b Historical Research Associates (June 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Apgar Fire Lookout" (pdf). National Park Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)