ARIZONA LOOKOUTS

WEBB PEAK

Graham County
Coronado National Forest
​8S-24E-30

​November 2, 1913:   "Three stations were set by Supervisor Swift at the beginning of the season to try out the heliograph under various conditions.  At Webb Lookout, on Mt. Graham, 10,000 feet altitude, it was found that signals could be flashed to a distance of twenty-five miles during approximately 4.50 hours each day on the average.  Two fire lookout stations and a heliograph station are within range.  During the past summer three fire alarms were transmitted and one received."  (Tombstone Epitaph)

​​1988:   National Register of Historical Places:  "Webb Peak Lookout Tower (added 1988 - - #87002464)

June 7, 2017:   A lightning strike sparked a wildfire that burned over 48,000 acres in what is known as the Frye Fire.  The Webb Peak lookout tower was caught in the blaze and destroyed.