Two and a half hours north of Sacramento — halfway from anywhere — an ancient metal and wood observation tower perches atop a hillside. For 92 years, someone has kept watch from the Colby Mountain ...

Amid concerns of closure, the Butte County Board of Supervisors penned a letter asking that the Colby Mountain Fire Lookout ...

The tower, located north of Butte Meadows, has been closed since October of 2025 when the U.S. Forest Service announced its ...

BUTTE MEADOWS — A petition to ask the U.S. Forest Service to save the Colby Mountain Fire Lookout was among the ideas coming from a community meeting Saturday in this mountain town. About 30 people, ...

The Butte County Board of Supervisors is considering a letter to keep the Colby Mountain Fire Lookout open, crucial for wildfire detection ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A beloved fire lookout that was rebuilt after the 2020 Labor Day Fires will open for reservations beginning at midnight on Aug. 5.

Idaho Fire Lookouts is an independent research and documentation project focused on the history of fire lookout towers across Idaho. The project combines field research, archival work, and public ...