Parker Peak Lookout Site
US 2110, SD 4
U.S. Forest Service photo

U.S. Forest Service photo - courtesy of Dixie Boyle

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 2110, SD 4 (view other lookout sites in United States, South Dakota)
Date Registered January 1, 2026
Nominated by Dixie Boyle
Location Black Hills National Forest
Fall River County, South Dakota
Coordinates N 43° 23.895' W 103° 41.482' (view using Google Maps)
N 43° 23' 54" W 103° 41' 29"
N 43.398242° W 103.691363°
Elevation 4,819 ft (1,469 m)
Built 1943
Removed 1970s
Administered by U.S. Forest Service

Description

From an article in the the Lead Daily Call dated July 17, 1943: "The Parker Peak forest ranger lookout directly above Minnekahta, was completed July 10, according to announcements by N.E. Hibbard, district forest ranger." Doreen Miller was the first person to staff the fire tower.

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