Rice Peak (Blue Point) Lookout
US 945, ID 99

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 945, ID 99 (view other lookouts in United States, Idaho)
Date Registered July 21, 2012
Nominated by Luke Channer
Location Boise National Forest
Valley County, Idaho
Coordinates N 44° 30.433' W 115° 37.679' (view using Google Maps)
N 44° 30' 26" W 115° 37' 41"
N 44.507217° W 115.627983°
Elevation 8,696 ft (2,651 m)
Built 1940
Administered by U.S. Forest Service
Cooperators Cascade Ranger District

Description

Started as a camp lookout in 1916, the first structure built was a log cupola cabin in 1922. The present L-4 ground cab on cement foundation, built in 1940, has not been used for several years.

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Interior, July 19, 2012

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