Gold Fork Lookout
US 1448, ID 141
Gold Fork Lookout - 1955

Gold Fork Lookout - 1955 - courtesy of the National Archive

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 1448, ID 141 (view other lookouts in United States, Idaho)
Date Registered October 2, 2020
Nominated by Brad Eells
Location Boise National Forest
Valley County, Idaho
Coordinates N 44° 31.757' W 115° 58.932' (view using Google Maps)
N 44° 31' 45" W 115° 58' 56"
N 44.529276° W 115.982201°
Elevation 4,889 ft (1,490 m)
Administered by US Forest Service - Boise National Forest

Description

Gold Fork Lookout was originally located on a precarious rock ledge with a long staircase to an open platform. The site began operation in circa 1918-20.

A new lookout, an R1/L-4 cabin on a 10 foot 20x20 concrete base was built 2 miles from the original location in 1933. 

The lookout's use was eventually discontinued and the cabin was relocated to the Crawford Forest Work Center northeast of Cascade in 1988.

Map

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Photos

2012 - Relocated to the Crawford Forest Work Center, Cascade ID

2012 - Relocated to the Crawford Forest Work Center, Cascade ID - courtesy of Ron Kemnow

1955

1955 - courtesy of the National Archive

Original Gold Fork Location - Prior to 1933

Original Gold Fork Location - Prior to 1933 - courtesy of the Boise National Forest