The station was first established in 1912, with the original tower built in 1919. In the summer of 1951, the old tower was dismantled and current structure was built. In 1991, Devil's Head Lookout was added to the National Register of Historic Places. Sitting at the highest point of Rampart Range, the fire lookout is the last remaining such structure to be in service along the Front Range of Colorado.[1]
The view from the current structure extends at least 100 miles in every direction on clear days.[2]
The lookout (elev. 9748 feet, or 2971 m) can be accessed via easy/moderate trail (2.8 miles, or 4.5 km round trip) with elevation gain of 951 feet, or 290 m. The last stretch is a climb on 143 stairs. The access is from Rampart Range Road, a 14.5-km dirt road (easily accessible by passenger cars) from CO67. Note that the road to the trailhead is always closed to vehicles during the winter and typically does not open until April or May.
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Devil's Head Lookout Tower on Pike National Forest Website
Devil's Head Trailhead #611(Devil's Head National Recreation Trail) on Pike National Forest Website
National Register of Historic Places in Douglas County, Colorado
January 01, 1970
devil, head, lookout, forest, service, fire, lookout, tower, summit, devils, head, douglas, county, colorado, located, large, pinnacle, pikes, peak, granite, fire, lookout, point, lies, within, pike, national, forest, accessed, hiking, devils, head, national, . Devil s Head Lookout is a U S Forest Service fire lookout tower at the summit of Devils Head in Douglas County Colorado Located on a large pinnacle of Pikes Peak granite the fire lookout point lies within the Pike National Forest and is accessed by hiking the Devils Head National Recreation Trail Devil s Head Lookout Hike amp TowerU S National Register of Historic PlacesColorado State Register of Historic PropertiesA picture of the watchtower with Pikes Peak in the background LocationDouglas County ColoradoCoordinates39 15 37 42 N 105 6 6 64 W 39 2603944 N 105 1018444 W 39 2603944 105 1018444Built original built 1912 remodeled 1951NRHP reference No 03000518CSRHP No 5DA 960Added to NRHPJune 13 2003 The station was first established in 1912 with the original tower built in 1919 In the summer of 1951 the old tower was dismantled and current structure was built In 1991 Devil s Head Lookout was added to the National Register of Historic Places Sitting at the highest point of Rampart Range the fire lookout is the last remaining such structure to be in service along the Front Range of Colorado 1 The view from the current structure extends at least 100 miles in every direction on clear days 2 The lookout elev 9748 feet or 2971 m can be accessed via easy moderate trail 2 8 miles or 4 5 km round trip with elevation gain of 951 feet or 290 m The last stretch is a climb on 143 stairs The access is from Rampart Range Road a 14 5 km dirt road easily accessible by passenger cars from CO67 Note that the road to the trailhead is always closed to vehicles during the winter and typically does not open until April or May Contents 1 Gallery 2 See also 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksGallery edit nbsp The stairs at the base of the tower The tower itself is visible in the upper right nbsp 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 nbsp The trail leading to the lookout tower passes many boulders made of Pike s Peak granite such as this one nbsp A view from the trail leading to the tower See also editNational Register of Historic Places listings in Douglas County ColoradoSee also editFront 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 MountainsReferences edit USDA Forest Service Pike amp San Isabel National Forests Cimarron amp Comanche National Grasslands History and Facts USDA Forest Service Pike amp San Isabel National Forests Cimarron amp Comanche National Grasslands About UsExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Devil s Head Lookout Devil s Head Lookout Tower on Pike National Forest Website Devil s Head Trailhead 611 Devil s Head National Recreation Trail on Pike National Forest Website National Register of Historic Places in Douglas County Colorado Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Devil 27s Head Lookout amp oldid 1037666841, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
