After a very close call with the raging flames of the Lower Sugarloaf Fire last month, the historic Sugarloaf Lookout has emerged unscathed and is still proudly standing.

The lookout was erected in 1914 on the Wenatchee River Ranger District within the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest and is one of the oldest lookout posts in Washington State.

In early September, just days after the Lower Sugarloaf Fire was sparked by a lighting strike and quickly grew to over 8,000 acres, its flames roared to within only 1,000 feet of the 111-year-old structure.

Thankfully, crews had worked feverishly to wrap the lookout in fire-resistant material and further protect it by installing a sprinkler system less than 48 hours prior to the wildfire's close approach.

Now, over a month later, those measures

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