Numa Ridge Fire Lookout, Glacier National Park

Name: Numa Ridge Fire Lookout
Address: Glacier National Park, United States

#322 among attractions in Glacier National Park

Rustic architecture, Tower

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The Numa Ridge Fire Lookout in Glacier National Park is significant as one of a chain of manned fire lookout posts within the park. The low two-story timber-construction structure with a pyramidal roof was built in 1933. The lookout was built to a standard plan originated by the U.S. Forest Service as part of a program to provide overlapping fire lookout coverage within the park. ()

Built: 1934 (90 years ago)Coordinates: 48°53'1"N, 114°10'44"W

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Day trips

Numa Ridge Fire Lookout – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bowman Lake, Bowman Lake, Agassiz Glacier, Kinnerly Peak.

1.6 miSE
Secluded lake with dramatic views
Bowman Lake, Glacier National Park
40 min walk • Bowman Lake is in the northwestern portion of Glacier National Park in Montana. The lake is accessed via a 6 miles unpaved road from the small town of Polebridge.
3.9 miS
Body of water, Park
Bowman Lake, Glacier National Park
100 min walk • The Skyland Camp-Bowman Lake Ranger Station in Glacier National Park was originally built as the Culver Boys' Military Academy. The main building, known variously as the Skyland Camp Messhall, Culver Boys' Military Academy Messhall and Skyline Chalet, was built in 1920 and is a good example of National Park Service Rustic architecture.
3.5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Agassiz Glacier, Glacier National Park
90 min walk • Agassiz Glacier is in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. It is named after Louis Agassiz, a Swiss-American glaciologist. The glacier is situated in a cirque to the southeast of Kintla Peak west of the Continental Divide. Agassiz Glacier is one of several glaciers that have been selected for monitoring by the U.S.
5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kinnerly Peak, Glacier National Park
129 min walk • Kinnerly Peak is located in the Livingston Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. It is approximately 1 mile north of Kintla Peak, the highest peak in the Livingston Range, and 3 miles south of the Canada–United States border.
4.2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kintla Peak, Glacier National Park
107 min walk • Kintla Peak is a pyramidal peak in the Livingston Range of Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. It is the tallest mountain in the Livingston Range and the third-tallest in the park.
3.7 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rainbow Peak, Glacier National Park
96 min walk • Rainbow Peak is located in the Livingston Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. The namesake Rainbow Glacier is immediately east and northeast of Rainbow Peak.
4.2 miN
Natural feature
Livingston Range
107 min walk • The Livingston Range is a mountain range located primarily in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana, and in the extreme southeastern section of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The range is 36 miles long and 28 miles wide.
4.5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Middle Quartz Lake, Glacier National Park
116 min walk • Middle Quartz Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. Middle Quartz Lake is only 150 yards west of Quartz Lake. Middle Quartz Lake is a 6 miles hike from the Bowman Lake Picnic Area.
3.3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Kintla Glacier, Glacier National Park
83 min walk • Kintla Glacier is in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. The glacier is situated on a plateau 2 miles southwest of Kintla Peak at an elevation between 8,700 feet and 7,700 feet above sea level.
4.2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Rainbow Glacier, Glacier National Park
107 min walk • Rainbow Glacier is in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. The glacier is situated immediately to the east of Rainbow Peak at an elevation between 8,500 feet and 8,000 feet above sea level.
1.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Baby Glacier, Glacier National Park
48 min walk • Baby Glacier is a glacier located in the U.S. state of Montana in Glacier National Park. Baby Glacier is situated in a cirque on the northeast slope of Numa Peak at an elevation between 7,200 feet and 6,800 feet above sea level.