Hughes Ridge Lookout
US 129, ID 7
Lookout Details
| Registry Numbers | US 129, ID 7 (view other lookouts in United States, Idaho) |
| Date Registered | August 1, 1995 |
| Nominated by | Gary Weber, Idaho Registrar |
| Location |
Idaho Panhandle National Forests Boundary County, Idaho |
| Coordinates |
N 48° 52.012' W 116° 59.179' (view using Google Maps) N 48° 52' 01" W 116° 59' 11" N 48.866870° W 116.986310° |
| Elevation | 4,189 ft (1,277 m) |
| Administered by | U.S. Forest Service |
| Cooperators | Priest Lake Ranger District |
Description
The only remaining L-R tower in Boundary County, Idaho, Hughes Ridge Lookout is located in a remote corner of the Idaho Panhandle National Forests inhabited by woodland caribou and grizzly bears. The 41’ wooden tower has a 14’ x 14’ live-in cab and catwalk.
Lookout Vern Marschall staffed this lookout during the summers of 1965 and 1966.
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