Helena Fire Tower
US 1475, MT 69
2011 photo

2011 photo - courtesy of MontanaPictures.net

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 1475, MT 69 (view other lookouts in United States, Montana)
Date Registered January 8, 2021
Nominated by Bruce Myers
Location Lewis and Clark County, Montana
Coordinates N 46° 35.113' W 112° 02.353' (view using Google Maps)
N 46° 35' 07" W 112° 02' 21"
N 46.585220° W 112.039220°
Elevation 4,193 ft (1,278 m)
Built 1876
Administered by City of Helena

Description

This tower was originally built in 1876 as the second tower at this site. Known as the Guardian of the Gulch, it was last used in 1931 but has been maintained as a historic site.

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