Red Top Fire Lookout (47.3015752, -120.7628154) Red Top was first established in 1924 with a cabin that was replaced in 1928 with a D-6 cupola. It was reported that in November 1929, Ranger Anderson at Casland, on the Wenatchee, watched lightning strike the summit of Red Top several times, directly hitting the lookout at least twice. The lookout at the time reported the insulation was burned off the telephone wire leading into the building and his hair took a few days to lie down again. 🙂 The present 10′ treated timber tower with L-4 cab was built in 1952. It stood abandoned after the 70s and in the late 90s, received attention and restoration by the Cle Elum Ranger District with assistance from volunteers with the Friends of Red Top Mountain group. On August 26, 1997, a summit party with those volunteers helped celebrate the lookout’s appointment to the National Historical Lookout Register. It’s now staffed by volunteers as an interpretive site in summers. Red Top is perhaps best known for its nearby agate beds and thunder eggs. Thunder eggs, you ask? It’s similar to a geode! 2023-08-12 08:30