Jacob Lake Lookout Tower, Fire lookout tower in Coconino County, Arizona

Jacob Lake Lookout Tower is a steel fire observation tower in Coconino County that rises 80 feet (24 meters) into the sky with a 7-by-7-foot (2-by-2-meter) metal observation cab at the top. The structure was designed to give watchers a wide view of the surrounding northern Arizona forest and landscape from that elevated vantage point.

Jacob Lake Lookout Tower was built in 1934 by the Civilian Conservation Corps, the New Deal program that put young men to work during the Great Depression. The 80-foot Aermotor steel tower with its 7-by-7-foot metal cab was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on 28 January 1988. It stands in the North Kaibab Ranger District, 30 miles (48 km) southeast of Fredonia, Arizona.

The tower is listed in the National Historic Lookout Register, which recognises fire-lookout sites, structures and towers across the United States for their cultural and historic value. Visitors can read on site about the lookout process and climb the tower to see the Osborne Fire Finder, the sighting device used to fix a fire's position.

The tower stands in the North Kaibab Ranger District, 30 miles (48 km) southeast of Fredonia, Arizona. Visitors can climb the tower to view the area and see the Osborne Fire Finder. The site is listed in the National Historic Lookout Register.

The tower still houses its original Osborne Fire Finder equipment, a specialized tool that forest rangers used to pinpoint the exact location of smoke columns in the distance. This device reveals how fire detection worked before modern technology and the skill required to use it effectively.