PORPHYRY LOOKOUT
First developed in 1937 with a 40' pole L-4 tower, the present 40' treated timber tower with R-6 flat cab replaced it in 1960. It is staffed every summer.
Lewis & Clark National Forest
6 miles south of Neihart
Cascade/Meagher County, Montana
Elevation 8192'

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Porphyry in 1946 Porphyry in 1996
Photos courtesy the Fire Lookout Museum