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Simmons Peak

Hike-InBurnt Down
Elevation: 6762′St. Joe National Forest

History

1924 – Established as a camp
1933 – L-4 tower built
1953 – L-4 tower atop a concrete base
1972 – Last Staffed
1984 – Burnt down from lightning

*Charlie Kevis staffed Simmons Peak sometime in the early 1930s. * (Hardship & Happy Times by Bert Russel)

1931 * Bert Russell Collection


Photo Courtesy: Fire Lookout Museum
Photo Courtesy: Fire Lookout Museum

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