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Devil's Head Lookout
A picture of the watchtower with Pikes Peak in the background.Location: Douglas County, Colorado Coordinates: 39°15′37.42″N 105°6′6.64″W / 39.2603944°N 105.1018444°WCoordinates: 39°15′37.42″N 105°6′6.64″W / 39.2603944°N 105.1018444°W Built: 1912 Governing body: United States Forest Service NRHP Reference#: 03000518 Added to NRHP: June 13, 2003 Devil's Head Lookout is a U.S. Forest Service fire lookout tower located in Douglas County, Colorado. The tower is accessed by hiking on the Devils Head National Recreation Trail. The original tower was built in 1912 on a large pinnacle of Pikes Peak granite and is used as a fire lookout point in the Pike National Forest. The view from the tower extends at least 100 miles in every direction on clear days. [1]
In 1991, Devil's Head Lookout was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
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The stairs at the base of the tower. The tower itself is visible in the upper right.
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View from the top of the Devil's Head Lookout. Pike National Forest is in the foreground, while the city of Denver is in the distance.
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The trail leading to the lookout tower passes many boulders made of Pike's Peak granite, such as this one.
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A view from the trail leading to the tower.
See also
See also
- Front Range
- Mountain peaks of Colorado
- Mountain peaks of North America
- Mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains
- Mountain peaks of the United States
- Mountain ranges of Colorado
- Rampart Range
- Southern Rocky Mountains
References
External links
- Devil's Head Lookout Tower on Pike National Forest Website
- National Register of Historic Places in Douglas County, Colorado
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