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500, Colorado 5
Arapaho National Forest
Colorado
Elevation: 11402'
Coordinates: N39 40 50 W105 29 40
Administrative Unit: U.S. Forest Service
Cooperators: Colo. Forestry Ass'n, Idaho Springs Civic Group, Clear
Creek County Commissioners, Colo. Historical Society
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The honor of the first “half a thousand” milestone goes to a lookout
high in the Rocky Mountains overlooking Denver. Constructed by the CCC in
1940, the classic stone and wood tower at Squaw Mountain Lookout, on the
Arapaho National Forest is the second to grace the peak. The first was a
16’x20’ cabin constructed in 1925 by the city and county of Denver to protect
the rugged foothills west of the growing city (including its growing acreage
of mountain parklands). The current USFS station was placed at a higher
elevation on the peak, increasing the “seen area” by 25%. The 14’x14’ Rocky
Mountain cab with catwalk on a one story stone base has been restored by
the Forest Service and four organizations, including the Colorado Forestry
Association.
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