Colorado Fire Lookouts
This list does not include the following: radio towers, windmills, water towers, storage tanks,
other unspecified towers.
USGS elevations are used whenever possible.
Official tower site named are listed when known, otherwise the name of a local landform is
used for identification. Towers sites with no known name may be listed as "unnamed" .
The names listed here may not necessarily be the names officially recognized by the appropriate
governing body.
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compiled 10/02
updated 6/6/03
updated 9/26/04
updated 7/27/07
updated 9/7/09
updated 8/10/11
updated 3/11/13
updated 12/12/13
Legend:
Delorme & Topo representation(rep): Describes how the tower site is depicted in
Delorme and USGS Topographic maps.
L - shown as "lookout",
LT - shown as "lookout tower"
LS - shown as "lookout station"
NS - not shown on map
O - other
Status: shows current known status of the tower.
SS - still standing, staffed
S - still standing
M - moved
TD - torn down
R - ruin
UN - unknown
Delorme USGS quad/
Name Location/ Elevation page/grid rep status remarks topozone
Ownership ft rep
Round Top Dinosaur NM 8575 22-A1-L Hells Canyon-L SS at Buena Vista Pk http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?z=12&n=4478487&e=676493&s=25
Zenobia Peak Dinosaur NM 8005 12-C2-L Zenobia Peak-LT SS http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?z=12&n=4497091&e=680258&s=25
Hahns Pk Routt NF 10839 16-B2-NS Hahns Peak-LT R http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?z=13&n=4522919&e=337358&s=25
Parkview Routt NF 12296 29-B1-NS Parkview Mtn-L S http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?z=13&n=4464826&e=403530&s=25
Owl Mountain Routt NF 10944 28-A2-NS Jack Ck Ranch-LT TD http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=40.46931297636397&lon=-106.06214678293492&s=25&symshow=n
Shadow Mtn Rocky Mtn NP 9923 28-C4-NS Shadow Mtn-NS SS Staffed in 2012 http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?z=13&n=4453018&e=431536&s=25
Twin Sisters Rocky Mtn NP 11428 29-B6-NS Longs Peak-NS TD http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?z=13&n=4459740&e=455986&s=25
Deadman Mtn Roosevelt NF 10710 19-B5-L S Bald Mtn-LT SS old tower site nearby http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?z=13&n=4519879&e=436818&s=25
White Pine Mtn Roosevelt NF 10305 19-D7-L Crystal Mtn-LT M in Ft. Collins http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?z=13&n=4494838&e=460143&s=25
Thorodin Roosevelt NF 10510 39-A7-L Tungsten-LT TD http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?z=13&n=4415821&e=464186&s=25
Squaw Mtn Arapaho NF 11486 39-C6-NS Squaw Pass-L S http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?z=13&n=4392080&e=457788&s=25
Mt Evans Arapaho NF 14265 NS Mount Evans TD Temporary http://www.trails.com/topo.aspx?lat=39.58788&lon=-105.64287&s=50&size=s&style=drgsr
Fairview Pk Gunnison NF 13214 39-C5-NS Fairview Peak-NS S was highest LO in US http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?z=13&n=4282545&e=366388&s=25
Devils Head Pike NF 9248 50-B2-O Devils Head-LT SS http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?z=13&n=4345330&e=491216&s=25
Badger Mtn Pike NF 11294 49-D6-L Glentivar-NS TD http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?z=13&n=4322119&e=455676&s=25
Jersey Jim San Juan NF 9830 85-A7-L Rampart Hills-LT S on USFS rental system http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=37.49714&lon=-108.183526&s=25&size=s
Glade Mtn San Juan NF 9164 75-B4-NS Glade Mtn-NS TD http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?z=12&n=4183440&e=712338&s=25
Benchmark San Juan NF 9264 75-B4-L Glade Mtn-L S replaced Glade Mtn LO http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?z=12&n=4182546&e=713984&s=25
Devil Mtn San Juan NF 9922 87-B7-L Devil Mtn-L UN http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?z=13&n=4128622&e=298261&s=25
Chimney Rock San Juan NF 7903 87-C7-NS Chinmey Rock-NS TD http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?z=13&n=4118713&e=295804&s=25
Archuleta Mesa San Juan NF 8940+ 88-D1-NS Edith-NS S http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?z=13&n=4099416&e=323491&s=25
Eightmile Mesa San Juan NF 8776 88-C1-NS Servicebry Mtn-LT S http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?z=13&n=4115548&e=322753&s=25
Wallace Park San Juan NF 10760 86-A3-NS Leon Reservoir-NS TD http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=37.454647&lon=107.718807&datum=NAD27&u=1
Eagles Nest(McPhee) San Juan NF 7200+ 75-??-NS Dolores West Quad TD http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=37.477603&lon=108.545451&s=25
Blue Mtn San Juan NF 8895 88-C2-NS Harris Lake-NS TD http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?z=13&n=4117863&e=334990&size=s&u=1&layer=DRG25
Beaver Mtn San Juan NF 9310 75-C5-NS Nipple Mtn-NS TD http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=37.716448&lon=108.36747&datum=NAD27&u=1
Baldy Mtn San Juan NF 9805 86-B3-NS Durango East-NS TD http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=37.3629&lon=107.79331&datum=NAD27&u=1
Burro Peak San Juan NF 11620 86-N1-NS La Plata-NS TD http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=37.48578&lon=108.105702&datum=NAD27&u=1
Narraguinnep San Juan NF ? 74-C3-NS ? TD
Castle Peak White River NF 11300 36-B3-NS Castle Peak-NS UN http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?z=13&n=4404025&e=342878&s=25
Leon Peak Grand Mesa NF 11237 44-D3-NS Leon Pk-NS S http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=39.07942&lon=-107.84324&s=25&size=25
Park Point Mesa Verde NP 8427 85-B5-O Point Lookout-NS SS http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?z=12&n=4132924&e=728716&s=25
Whites Mesa Mesa Verde NP 7900 85-C5-NS Moccasin Mesa-LT S http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?z=12&n=4124796&e=732058&s=25
Soda Point Ute Mtn IR 6700 85-C4-NS Moccasin Mesa-LT S http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?z=12&n=4111884&e=725140&s=25
Sandoval Mesa Southern Ute IR 8488 87-D7-NS Carracas-NS S http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=37.09893&lon=107.30221&datum=NAD27&u=1
Lookout Mtn Rio Grande NF 11516 79-A6-NS Lookout Mtn-NS TD http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=37.98694&lon=-106.47889
Academy U.S. Air Force Academy USAF ~7600 Palmer Lake-NS TD unable to determine exact location http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=39.01911&lon=-104.903433
Chapin Mesa Mesa Verde NP 7100 Moccasin Mesa S formerly "Cedar Tree" http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=37.196664&lon=108.484813&datum=NAD27&u=1
Crown Point Roosevelt NF 11400 Kinikinik TD a trailer "tower" http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=40.629028&lon=-105.684578&datum=NAD27&u=1
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Other Possibilities:
Lookout Mtn White River NF 8585 35-D7-NS Glenwood Sprgs-NS UN no hard evidence it existed http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?z=13&n=4379102&e=304952&s=25
unnamed Routt NF 10821 16-B3-L Rocky Peak-LT TD on map, no evidence it existed http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?z=13&n=4494154&e=350905&s=25
Panorama Pk Roosevelt NF 9284 29-B7-L Panoramam Pk-L S non-fire tourist LO http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?z=13&n=4466684&e=465326&s=25
Rollinsville Arapahoe NF 9000+ 39-A7-L Tungsten-LT S weather station platform http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?z=13&n=4417568&e=458174&s=25
Alta Mine San Juan NF 11040+ 76-A3-NS Telluride-NS TD mine tramway http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=37.885217&lon=107.854063&datum=NAD27&u=1
Monarch San Isabel NF 11700 59-D7-NS Garfield-NS S only a firefinder http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?z=13&n=4262452&e=382899&size=s&u=5&datum=nad83&layer=DRG25
Sugarloaf Mtn Roosevelt NF 8917 29-D7-NS Gold Hill-LT TD funds appropriated - never built http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?z=13&n=4430552&e=464373&s=25
Pueblo Mtn Park Pueblo Mtn Park ~7400 72-D2-NS St Charles Peak-NS S recreation site http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?z=13&n=4210331&e=498903&s=50&size=l&datum=nad83&layer=DRG25
Cedar Tree Mesa Verde NP 7100+ 85-C4-NS Moccasin Mesa-LT S renamed Chapin Mesa http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?z=12&n=4119645&e=723534&s=25