Mt Scott Fire Lookout
Administrative agency: DFPA
Staffing status: paid position
Elevation:
Structure:
Access: a sign is present after the gate, which is present at least 2 miles from the tower, the gate is at least 5 miles from the main road, the gate will be closed, the summit is privately owned, and is not visitor friendly
Road conditions: the road is graveled all the way to the tower, it does get bumpy in some spots
Interior: the cab contains a light, stove, heater, and refrigerator powered by electricity, a bed, table, chair, and shelves are also present
Other structures on summit: many radio towers as well as radio equipment buildings, backup generators, and propane tanks
Electrical power source: grid power
Other: the tower sits right on the edge of a cliff, the view is great due to it being higher than it’s surroundings, it is too bad it is not visitor friendly, the tower/summit can be seen from several miles around, Earl has been staffing the tower for a number of years, he has also worked on lookouts for the FS
Visited: Dominic Luebbers in June 2001
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