McCart Fire Lookout

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McCart Fire Lookout
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Location in Montana
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Location in United States
Nearest city Sula, Montana
Coordinates 45°53′05″N113°43′00″W / 45.88472°N 113.71667°W / 45.88472; -113.71667 (McCart Fire Lookout)
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built1939
EngineerClyde Fickes
Architectural styleL-4 Fire Lookout
NRHP reference No. 96000660 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 19, 1996

The McCart Fire Lookout, near Sula, Montana, was built in 1939. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. [1]

It is an L-4 Fire Lookout, located at 7,115 feet (2,169 m) elevation, about 4 miles (6.4 km) south of the East Fork Forest Service Station in Bitterroot National Forest. [2]

It was named for Bill McCart, a longtime National Forest Service employee in the East Fork District (now Sula District). [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: McCart Fire Lookout /24RA175". National Park Service . Retrieved July 10, 2019. With accompanying eight photos from 1995
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