Greens Peak Lookout

Greens Peak Lookout (FR61C) is a short road climbing to the 10,135-foot summit of Greens Peak, where a fire lookout and multiple communication towers are clustered. The dirt road is in generally good condition to the top, where the road then has some rocky sections around the towers. The hardest part of the drive is that the road from almost the very bottom until reaching the top constantly dips and rises, as though one is driving over large waves. The dips are widely spaced, but they make the drive both to the top and back down slow and deliberate.

Parking space is limited and most readily available either near the fire lookout or near a turnaround at the last tower. The parking area around each of the towers is small and should be left available for maintenance vehicles.

The views from the top are magnificent, with over 180° of unobstructed views over miles of the White Mountains. At the right time, fall views could include meadows covered with wildflowers and gold-leaved aspen interspersed with pine forest.

There is no place for camping along the road to the top, and the nature of the summit does not really lend itself to camping.