Suntop Lookout, Fire lookout tower in Pierce County, United States
Suntop Lookout is a wooden observation tower standing at 5,271 feet within Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. The structure measures fourteen by fourteen feet with windows on all sides, allowing watchers to see the surrounding landscape completely.
The tower was built in 1933 and served as part of the U.S. Army aircraft warning system during World War II. It received National Register listing in 1987 to preserve its role in forest management history.
The lookout's name is shared with Suntop Mountain, and the building appears in the SCP Foundation story SCP-3333, which is set here. Visitors in summer can enter the one-story cabin and see the pivoting shutters that served as sunshades on all four sides.
A forest road climbs from the White River valley to the lookout on Suntop Mountain, about 15 miles northeast of Mount Rainier; the final stretch is steep and narrow. The lookout stands at ground level, so no climbing is needed once you arrive. It is open in summer months only.
The lookout appears in the SCP Foundation universe as the main setting of SCP-3333, a fictional work that draws on the tower's isolation above the White River valley. The building was also used by the U.S. Army Aircraft Warning System during World War II, a role separate from its fire-spotting work.
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