Jacob Lake Lookout Tower, Kaibab Natl Forest, Arizona - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

Location:
This fire lookout tower is located in the Kaibab National Forest, on Highway 67, which is also called the Kaibab Plateau/North Rim Parkway.
History:
This fire lookout tower was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps. It has been in continuous use since its construction and is open to the public for visitation. (This lookout tower is not available for rent). This tower can easily be seen from the North Rim Parkway, and is accessible by a short gravel driveway. Visitors are welcome to the site and cautioned to be careful when climbing the tower.

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Location:
This fire lookout tower is located in the Kaibab National Forest, on Highway 67, which is also called the Kaibab Plateau/North Rim Parkway.

History:
This fire lookout tower was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps. It has been in continuous use since its construction and is open to the public for visitation. (This lookout tower is not available for rent).

Tower Specifics:
The tower is 80 feet high, constructed in 1934 of steel and is at an elevation of 8,130 feet. It is maintained by the U.S. Forest Service, North Kaibab Ranger District. The tower is a 100’ frame manufactured by the company Aermotor and it has a 7’ x 7’ metal cab. The tower is outfitted with an “Osborne” fire-finder.

Recognitions:
The tower was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
The tower was listed on the National Historic Lookout

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Signs at the location read:

SIGN 1) "Kaibab Plateau
North Rim Parkway
Jacob Lake Lookout Tower
The Jacob Lake lookout tower has been used by lone fire lookouts for more than half a century. As in 1934, when the tower was built, vigilent lookouts still spot and plot fires from on high.

SIGN 2) Spotting and Plotting
The 80 foot high steel tower you see here was built during the Great Depression by the Civilian Conservation Corps- and continues to serve as a lookout tower today. Lookouts still use the "Osborne" fire-finder to plot the location of any fires they spot.

Areial Surveillance
Where towers once served as the main way we spotted fires, we are increasingly relying on aircraft and even satelite imagery to spot and monitor fires.

SIGN 3) 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
www.firelookout.net"

Street address: Jacob Lake Lookout Tower Hwy 67 Kaibab, Arizona United States County / Borough / Parish: Coconino Year listed: 1988 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event Periods of significance: 1925-1949 Historic function: Conservation Current function: Conservation/Government Privately owned?: no Season start / Season finish: From: 01/01/2012 To: 12/31/2012 Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

Visit Instructions:
Please give the date and brief account of your visit. Include any additional observations or information that you may have, particularly about the current condition of the site. Additional photos are highly encouraged, but not mandatory.

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