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Mestaa’ėhehe Mountain Fire Lookout
Directions
Please follow the directions provided below and do not use other navigation
applications. From Idaho Springs and Interstate 70, take Exit 240 (Colorado
Highway 103) and drive south over the bridge on Colorado 103 for 19 miles.
Turn right onto Forest Road 192.1, a dirt road and continue for one mile where
you will come to parking area before a locked gate. Proceed on foot one mile
up the road past the locked gate to the Lookout Tower. Do not block access to
any of the gates. Winter Access: Interstate 70, take Exit 240 and drive south
over the bridge on Colorado 103 for 19 miles to Forest Road 192.1. Park at
pull off or along the right hand shoulder of the highway and continue on foot
on the road heading up for one mile where you will come to a gate. Pass around
the gate and continue for one more mile to the Lookout Tower.