Union Peak Lookout

Union Peak Lookout. National Historic Lookout Register. , This certificate officially recognizes Union Peak Lookout, Granite County, Montana, as meeting those standards of historic and cultural significance established by the American Resources Group, Washington, D.C., in cooperation with the Forest Fire Lookout Association, the National Forestry Association, State Historic Preservation Officers, and State and Federal forestry agencies. , , Accepted for listing this 31st day of March, 2003. , , In cooperation with: Montana DNRC, Forestry Division. , , Certificate: US 476, MT 37 , , The Blackfoot Forest Protective established Union Peak Lookout as a crow's nest tree platform in 1930. Five years later it was replaced by a 70' steel tower. In 1963 the present 15'x15' groundhouse was built with a slightly sloped gable-flattop roof. In 1973 the Montana Dept. of Natural Resources and Conservation assumed responsibility for the lookout. It will be listed on the National Lookout Register until it reaches 50 years in 2013. , , National Historic Lookout Register , This Site Listed on the National Historic Lookout Register, a national register recognizing fire lookout sites, structures and towers with historic and cultural significance to forest fire detection in order to promote their protection. Maintained in cooperation with federal, state, and private forestry agencies and landowners throughout the United States.