Nevada Fire Lookouts

Standing
Staffed

Total
Standing
Active

#1 - Ella Mountain Lookout

Bureau of Land Management - Ely, NV District - built 1964 - 2 story - still actively staffed

(Photo courtesey NHLR)

#2 - Mcclellan Peak Lookout

Built early 1930s by USFS, transferred to the Bureau of Land Management in 1963, last staffed 1970, destroyed 1971. For some reason it is still shown on FS maps as a lookout, but 2 separate reports exist of it having been removed in 1971. It is assumed that the maps are likely incorrect.

No Photo Available

#3 - Peavine Peak Lookout

Built originally by Tahoe NF, later staffed by Nevada Division Of Forestry for a while, then abandoned in 1964 - was still standing in 1972 - likely gone by now, but this has not yet been confirmed for certain

No Photo Available

#4 - Yellow Peak Lookout

Bureau of Land Management - Susanville, CA District - still actively staffed

Elevation 7,191'. This lookout was re-built in 1981, and it is a 9'x9' solar powered cabin with a wooden catwalk. Yellow Peak is situated in Northwestern Nevada, and its extensive views protect the sage, grasslands, and juniper stands of the Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge and Surprise Resource Area, as well as the Eastern slopes of the Warner Mountain Range. This lookout is one of only two fire detection structures in Nevada, both of which are operated by the United States Bureau of Land Management. Yellow Peak is staffed full time each summer by lookouts from the Surprise Valley Field Office in Cedarville, California.

(Photo courtesey Christina Quigley)

#5 - Zephyr Point Lookout

Built in 1931 by Eldorado NF, later transferred to Toiyabe NF, later loaned to Nevada Division of Forestry then returned to Toiyabe NF, then later transferred to Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit - now unused for fire, but still standing.

(Photo courtesey NHLR)

Edit History

12/5/2005 - Initial
1/19./2008 - Updated Yellow Peak