Type: 40′ L-4 tower
Status: Being restored
Elevation: 3,778 feet
Visited: June 28, 2014
The short access road to Wildhorse Lookout is gated so we parked and walked up. The summit was shrouded in clouds but we could see the lookout from a distance.
The summit is a wide open prairie that seemed rather lonely and desolate on this cloudy day. The tower still stands but the cab has been dismantled and taken away for refurbishing after collapsing under snow in the winter of 2007-2008.
Once the restoration efforts are completed the plan is to put this lookout into the rental program. This will make a great lookout for a rental and I hope to come back and stay here then. (2025 update: it’s unclear what the future of this lookout is as the cab is still missing from the tower.)
More information
Forest Lookouts
Rex’s Forest Fire Lookout Page
National Historic Lookout Register
Peakbagger
Geocache
History
In 1935 a 40′ tower with an L-4 cab was built, pictured here in 1944.
In 1947 a 40′ L-4 tower was built, pictured here in 1954:
Here is a photo taken when the nearby Biscuit Fire was burning in 2002:
These photos are from 2007 when the lookout had started deteriorating pretty bad:
The cab collapsed under heavy snow during the winter of 2007/2008. The Sand Mountain Society began restoration efforts. As of 2025 the cab remains missing and only the tower still stands.