Legislation has been introduced in Congress to protect the historic Green Mountain forest fire lookout in the Glacier Peak Wilderness near Darrington.

A judge ruled last year that the lookout had to be torn down because it was repaired with the use of a helicopter in violation of the wilderness law.

The Daily Herald reports ( http://bit.ly/Y8Q6HZ) the legislation was introduced last week by Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell and Reps. Suzan DelBene and Rick Larsen.

The lookout on top of the 6,500-foot peak was originally built in 1933. No longer used by firefighters, it was restored in 2009 and remains a hiking destination. The lookout is on state and national registers of historic places.