Type: Stone cupola cabin
Status: Not staffed; maintained by volunteers
Elevation: 4,339 feet
Visited: June 11, 2023
I hiked to the Pechuck Lookout in 2013 and haven’t been back since. The lookout and trail have been closed for several years because the Beachie Creek Fire burned part of the area in 2020. It’s open now and we hiked up to check things out. (Read about the hike itself here.)
Many of the trees on the slopes below the lookout are burned:
Although the wildfire burned right up to the summit, the lookout did not burn, thankfully. It’s in pretty good shape, thanks to the volunteers who maintain it. But there is a lot of rodent poop inside:
There were several rolls of the protective wrap they use on lookouts when fires are getting close. I don’t know if they used it, or just had it hand in case:
I climbed the ladder up to the cupola. View of Table Rock to the north:
Looking east:
Looking south:
The window shutters:
More beargrass:
Penstemon blooming on the summit:
We had the place to ourselves the whole time we were there, and didn’t see anyone on the trail either.