About Mestaa’ėhehe Mountain Fire Lookout
Number of accommodations: 1
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2026 Season availability
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Kitchen
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- Kitchen
- Heating
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- View
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Mestaa’ėhehe Mountain Fire LO, Loop: Mestaa’ėhehe Mountain Fire LO
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Reviews (156)
What Guests Are Saying
Mestaa’ėhehe Mountain Fire Lookout offers a unique and magical experience with breathtaking views and well-equipped kitchen amenities, making it feel more like a hotel than traditional camping. Guests appreciate the cleanliness and upkeep by previous visitors, along with comfortable sleeping arrangements and thoughtful touches. While some visitors noted issues with other hikers not respecting reservations and the potential for wind disturbances, overall, the positive experiences and stunning surroundings make it a highly recommended destination.
What Guests Are Saying
Mestaa’ėhehe Mountain Fire Lookout offers a unique and magical experience with breathtaking views and well-equipped kitchen amenities, making it feel more like a hotel than traditional camping. Guests appreciate the cleanliness and upkeep by previous visitors, along with comfortable sleeping arrangements and thoughtful touches. While some visitors noted issues with other hikers not respecting reservations and the potential for wind disturbances, overall, the positive experiences and stunning surroundings make it a highly recommended destination.
Review Summary
Elizabeth M
VerifiedJanuary 25, 2020 • Stayed at: Mestaa’ėhehe Mountain Fire LO, Loop: Mestaa’ėhehe Mountain Fire LO
Fun place to spend some time with friends! Easy snow shoe to the fire tower and spectacular views. A nice change of pace.
Blake L
VerifiedJanuary 25, 2020 • Stayed at: Mestaa’ėhehe Mountain Fire LO, Loop: Mestaa’ėhehe Mountain Fire LO
great views. appreciate the new hard wired heater.
Elizabeth M
VerifiedJanuary 25, 2020 • Stayed at: Mestaa’ėhehe Mountain Fire LO, Loop: Mestaa’ėhehe Mountain Fire LO
Fun place to spend some time with friends! Easy snow shoe to the fire tower and spectacular views. A nice change of pace.
Blake L
VerifiedJanuary 25, 2020 • Stayed at: Mestaa’ėhehe Mountain Fire LO, Loop: Mestaa’ėhehe Mountain Fire LO
great views. appreciate the new hard wired heater.
Claudia K
VerifiedJanuary 24, 2020 • Stayed at: Mestaa’ėhehe Mountain Fire LO, Loop: Mestaa’ėhehe Mountain Fire LO
It took half hour to open the push button lock. It was dark, 5 degrees and wind speeds of god knows how much. Please change the lock box! It was either frozen or worn out, almost impossible to open, and not pleasant to stand there in 5 degree weather and the thing does not open. The next gripe: Bring back the space heaters! Or, add about 10 more wall units. The one tiny wall unit does not even make a dent when it is cold. We were prepared with warm clothes and sleeping bags, and despite wearing every single item of clothing inclusive of gloves inside of the sleeping bag, I never stopped shivering all night long. I'd been there the previous year when it was cold, but the space heaters kept us warm and toasty, the small wall replacement there now is not sufficient!
But, you can't beat the uniqueness of the tower or the fabulous views! One of a kind, for sure!
Bill T
VerifiedJanuary 24, 2020 • Stayed at: Mestaa’ėhehe Mountain Fire LO, Loop: Mestaa’ėhehe Mountain Fire LO
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Claudia K
VerifiedJanuary 24, 2020 • Stayed at: Mestaa’ėhehe Mountain Fire LO, Loop: Mestaa’ėhehe Mountain Fire LO
It took half hour to open the push button lock. It was dark, 5 degrees and wind speeds of god knows how much. Please change the lock box! It was either frozen or worn out, almost impossible to open, and not pleasant to stand there in 5 degree weather and the thing does not open. The next gripe: Bring back the space heaters! Or, add about 10 more wall units. The one tiny wall unit does not even make a dent when it is cold. We were prepared with warm clothes and sleeping bags, and despite wearing every single item of clothing inclusive of gloves inside of the sleeping bag, I never stopped shivering all night long. I'd been there the previous year when it was cold, but the space heaters kept us warm and toasty, the small wall replacement there now is not sufficient!
But, you can't beat the uniqueness of the tower or the fabulous views! One of a kind, for sure!
Bill T
VerifiedJanuary 24, 2020 • Stayed at: Mestaa’ėhehe Mountain Fire LO, Loop: Mestaa’ėhehe Mountain Fire LO
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Tasha H
VerifiedJanuary 17, 2020 • Stayed at: Mestaa’ėhehe Mountain Fire LO, Loop: Mestaa’ėhehe Mountain Fire LO
Epic views
Tasha H
VerifiedJanuary 17, 2020 • Stayed at: Mestaa’ėhehe Mountain Fire LO, Loop: Mestaa’ėhehe Mountain Fire LO
Epic views
Location Mestaa’ėhehe Mountain Fire Lookout
Address:
Po Box 3307
Idaho Springs, CO, 80452
United States
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.
Mestaa’ėhehe Mountain Fire Lookout is accessible via Interstate 70, with Exit 240 leading to Colorado Highway 103, which is approximately 19 miles south from the exit.
Latitude & Longitude: 39.6789 / -105.493
Elevation: 3491 feet
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Last updated: June 5, 2026
