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McCart Fire Lookout

Coordinates: 45°53′05″N 113°43′00″W / 45.88472°N 113.71667°W / 45.88472; -113.71667 (McCart Fire Lookout)
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McCart Fire Lookout
McCart Fire Lookout is located in Montana
McCart Fire Lookout
Location in Montana
McCart Fire Lookout is located in the United States
McCart Fire Lookout
Location in United States
Nearest citySula, Montana
Coordinates45°53′05″N 113°43′00″W / 45.88472°N 113.71667°W / 45.88472; -113.71667 (McCart Fire Lookout)
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built1939
EngineerClyde Fickes
Architectural styleL-4 Fire Lookout
NRHP reference No.96000660[1]
Added to NRHPJune 19, 1996

The McCart Fire Lookout, near Sula, Montana, was built in 1939. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]

It is an L-4 Fire Lookout, located at 7,115 feet (2,169 m) elevation, about 4 miles (6.4 km) south of the East Fork Forest Service Station in Bitterroot National Forest.[2]

It was named for Bill McCart, a longtime National Forest Service employee in the East Fork District (now Sula District).[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: McCart Fire Lookout /24RA175". National Park Service. Retrieved July 10, 2019. With accompanying eight photos from 1995