Cold Mountain Lookout
US 714, ID 47
Lookout Details
| Registry Numbers | US 714, ID 47 (view other lookouts in United States, Idaho) |
| Date Registered | January 2, 2008 |
| Nominated by | Richard Holm, Jr. and Lawrence Kingsbury |
| Location |
Payette National Forest Valley County, Idaho |
| Coordinates |
N 44° 57.150' W 116° 02.750' (view using Google Maps) N 44° 57' 09" W 116° 02' 45" N 44.952500° W 116.045830° |
| Elevation | 5,106 ft (1,556 m) |
| Built | 1935 |
| Administered by | Richard Holm, Jr. |
| Cooperators | Richard Holm, Jr., Owner |
Description
This lookout was built in 1935 with materials hauled in over a hundred miles by pack mule over trails into the Payette National Forest. In 1936 a log cabin was constructed on site. The following year a young Norman Borlaug (winner of a Nobel Prize in 1974), staffed the 72’ Aermotor tower with 7’x7’ metal cab. The tower was removed in 1994 and the cabin burned by a wildfire in 2000. In 2007 a private party restored the top 20’ of the tower near the shore of Payette Lake.
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