Warm River Butte: former fire lookout site

     The lookout tower is no longer there, but the view from the top of Warm River Butte is still awesome.  The entire Teton Mountain range, the high plateaus of Yellowstone National Park and much of the Targhee National Forest are visible from up there.  Warm River Butte is along the Fish Creek Road.

     The Tetons in the distance still have snow on them while the flowers bloom on Warm River Butte.

     Moose Butte in the foreground and the plateaus of YNP along the horizon.

     The Targhee National Forest below Warm River Butte.

     All that remains of the lookout tower are some cement footings and jagged steel.  These towers are a significant part of the history of our national forests.  It's unfortunate that more of them haven't been preserved.

     Going back down the narrow, winding and sometimes steep road on Warm River Butte.  Travel in low clearance vehicles isn't recommended.  You might make it, but you might lose a part or two along the way.

 Near Warm River Butte last winter.

    It's still called the Targhee National Forest, or, just the Targhee, by locals. But it's official name became the Caribou-Targhee National Forest a number of years ago after management of the two Forests was merged.  Here's a link to the Forest's home page:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsinternet/!ut/p/c5/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP0os3gjAwhwtDDw9_AI8zPwhQoY6IeDdGCqCPOBqwDLG-AAjgb6fh75uan6BdnZaY6OiooA1tkqlQ!!/dl3/d3/L2dJQSEvUUt3QS9ZQnZ3LzZfMjAwMDAwMDBBODBPSEhWTjBNMDAwMDAwMDA!/?ss=110415&navtype=BROWSEBYSUBJECT&cid=FSE_003853&navid=091000000000000&pnavid=null&position=BROWSEBYSUBJECT&ttype=main&pname=Caribou-Targhee%20National%20Forest-%20Home/