Sourdough Mountain Lookout

The Sourdough Mountain Lookout is a fire lookout that was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1933. Constructed atop Sourdough Mountain in North Cascades National Park, in the U.S. state of Washington, the lookout was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

Sourdough Mountain Lookout
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Sourdough Mountain Lookout
Nearest city	Newhalem, Washington
Coordinates	48°44′33″N 121°6′33″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1933
MPS	North Cascades National Park Service Complex MRA
NRHP reference No.	88003449[1]
Added to NRHP	February 10, 1989

An earlier lookout was erected at the site in 1917 but was torn down when the current lookout was constructed. The current structure was built atop a rock foundation and is 14.25 ft (4.34 m) by 14.25 ft (4.34 m) square. The walls are composed of shiplap siding and the structure is covered with a wood-shingled hip roof. Diagonally-braced plywood shutters could be swung open for observation in each direction. The structure is no longer used on a regular basis but is visited with some frequency by hikers and it is a 5 mi (8.0 km) hike to the cabin from the trailhead.[2]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Luxenberg, Gretchen (1984). "Sourdough Mountain Lookout" (pdf). Structure Survey. National Park Service. Retrieved June 11, 2014.