Lava Point B&W

NPS

Original structure


Lava Point Color

NPS

Rebuilt after fire, ~1963

Lava Point Lookout

Zion National Park

Elevation: 7890

Status: Removed

Year Built: ?

Year Rebuilt: 1963

Year Removed: ~1999

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The original building burned about 1963. It was rebuilt soon thereafter and torn down in 1999. Zion National Park fire management still uses the lookout area for detecting fires after a storm and it remains a very popular spot for visitors.

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Visit the Former Fire Lookout Site Register entry for Lava Point.

Lava Point in 2010

Lenny Epstein

Lava Point in 2010