Numa Ridge Fire Lookout

Numa Ridge Fire Lookout
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Nearest city	West Glacier, Montana
Coordinates	48°53′1″N114°10′43″W / 48.88361°N 114.17861°W / 48.88361; -114.17861
Built	1934
MPS	Glacier National Park MRA
NRHP reference No.	86000357
Added to NRHP	February 14, 1986 [1]

The Numa Ridge Fire Lookout in Glacier National Park is significant as one of a chain of staffed fire lookout posts within the park. The low two-story timber-construction structure with a pyramidal roof was built in 1933. ^[2] The lookout was built to a standard plan originated by the U.S. Forest Service as part of a program to provide overlapping fire lookout coverage within the park. ^[3]

Author Edward Abbey spent the summer of 1975 manning Numa Ridge Lookout. ^[4]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
2. "Numa Ridge Fire Lookout". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. November 14, 2008. Archived from the original on May 21, 2011. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
3. Historical Research Associates (May 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Numa Ridge Fire Lookout" (pdf). National Park Service.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
4. "Edward Abbey's Day Job". Flathead Beacon. April 18, 2021. Retrieved June 23, 2021.