Roy Schweiker
Shadow Mountain Lookout
Shadow Mountain Lookout
Shadow Mountain Lookout
Rocky Mountain National Park
Elevation: 9923
Status: Standing
Year Built: 1933
Structure type: Three-story, square plan, stone and frame building
Shadow Mountain Lookout is the only remaining fire detection tower in Rocky Mountain National Park. Last staffed in the 1968 season, it was rehabilitated in 1982 and again in 1994-96. This building represents the type of rustic design advocated by Park Service administrators and designers.
If you have additional photos of Shadow Mountain Lookout, more information on the two photos of the structure, or more information on its history, please contact us.
Visit the National Historic Lookout Register entry for Shadow Mountain.
See also the National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form and the National Park Service List of Classified Structures for more information.
Tom Veik
View from Shadow Mountain Lookout