Rocky Point Lookout (Payette NF)
US 713, ID 46

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 713, ID 46 (view other lookouts in United States, Idaho)
Date Registered January 2, 2008
Nominated by Richard Holm, Jr. and Lawrence Kingsbury
Location Payette National Forest
Idaho County, Idaho
Coordinates N 45° 29.988' W 115° 07.689' (view using Google Maps)
N 45° 29' 59" W 115° 07' 41"
N 45.499800° W 115.128150°
Elevation 6,821 ft (2,079 m)
Built 1937
Administered by U.S. Forest Service
Cooperators Payette National Forest

Description

This lookout was a one-of-a-kind log structure designed and built by the Payette National Forest in 1937. The 15’x15’ cabin, with dovetailed corners, was built entirely with hand tools with logs collected on site. Inactive since 1945, the windows were removed in the 1960s and the historic lookout abandoned to the elements.

The lookout burned during the summer of 2015.

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Rocky Point Lookout (photo courtesy of Richard Holm)

Rocky Point Lookout (photo courtesy of Richard Holm)

Site of Rocky Point Lookout after 2015 fire (photo courtesy of Richard Holm)

Site of Rocky Point Lookout after 2015 fire (photo courtesy of Richard Holm)

Site of Rocky Point Lookout after 2015 fire (photo courtesy of Richard Holm)

Site of Rocky Point Lookout after 2015 fire (photo courtesy of Richard Holm)