Area less than one acre Architectural style Rustic style Opened 1933 | Built 1933 NRHP Reference # 91000191 Added to NRHP 13 March 1991 | |
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MPS Mt. Rainier National Park MPS Nearest city Nisqually Entrance Historic District Similar Shriner Peak Fire Lookout, Indian Bar Trail Shelter, Narada Falls Comfort S, Tolmie Peak Fire Lookout, Longmire Buildings | ||
Exterior gobbler s knob fire lookout
The Gobbler's Knob Fire Lookout is a fire lookout in the extreme western region of Mount Rainier National Park at an elevation of 5,485 feet (1,672 m). One of four fire lookouts remaining in the park, the lookout is used for visitor services during summer weekends. The building is about 14 feet (4.3 m) by 14 feet (4.3 m), and was designed by the National Park Service Branch of Plans and designs under the supervision of Acting Chief Architect Edwin A. Nickel. It was built in 1933. The two-story structure features a balconied lookout on the second level, with storage on the ground level. Cables secured to deadmen keep the lookout from blowing over. The lookout was extensively damaged in a 2006 storm. It has since been repaired.
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The lookout was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 13, 1991. It is part of the Mount Rainier National Historic Landmark District, which encompasses the entire park and which recognizes the park's inventory of Park Service-designed rustic architecture.