Most books that describe lookouts and lookout sites are out of date through no fault of the authors. The best resource to find out whether or not a lookout is standing or accessible by any means is to contact the land-management agency
Though you can see Mount Rainier at Sunrise the views are even more compelling as you head out on the trail with views of the Emmons glacier, Mount Rainier, Berkeley Park, Lodi Creek, Willis Wall and Mount Ruth.
Lookouts covers the history of individual lookouts in Washington State in meticulous detail. Included in the book are photographs of the towers—whose shape, size and situation varied greatly—and colorful stories about the rangers who manned the lookouts, their trials and tribulations.
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