Kennaday Peak is on the Brush Creek-Hayden Ranger District of the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests. It is the site of a manned fire lookout, the last fully functional lookout on the district. From Kennaday Peak there is a breathtaking 360-degree view of the surrounding mountains, including Medicine Bow Peak in the Snowy Range, and the vast Platte River Valley. The fire lookout welcomes visitors and has a photo display of other fire lookouts and firefighter gear.
The first fire lookout on Kennaday Peak was built by the CCC in the 1930's and it was one of six in the area. In 1964 the present 15’x 15’ R-6 flattop with catwalk was built on a 10’ concrete block base.
I drove up to Kennaday Peak on a beautiful late summer day back in 2002. Hope you enjoy these photos that I dug out of my files and scanned in (these were my pre-digital camera days...) |
