Spades Mountain Lookout
US 908, ID 83
Gary Weber photo
Lookout Details
| Registry Numbers | US 908, ID 83 (view other lookouts in United States, Idaho) |
| Date Registered | August 9, 2011 |
| Nominated by | Kalon Kirkpatrick |
| Location |
Idaho Panhandle National Forests Kootenai County, Idaho |
| Coordinates |
N 47° 47.753' W 116° 34.111' (view using Google Maps) N 47° 47' 45" W 116° 34' 07" N 47.795890° W 116.568510° |
| Elevation | 5,038 ft (1,536 m) |
| Built | 1963 |
| Administered by | U.S. Forest Service |
| Cooperators | Coeur d'Alene River Ranger District, Fernan Office |
Description
This lookout began in 1923 as a camp lookout. A 50' pole tower with 7x7' cab was built in 1926, with a log cabin added for living quarters in 1928. In 1941, a 54' steel tower was built, with an L-4 cab added for living quarters in the 1940s. That steel tower was moved to Long Mountain Lookout in 1963, replaced by the present 67' treated timber tower with R-6 flat cab, which has not been staffed since the 1970s.
The tower was removed in July 2015. The ground house remains.
The tower was removed in July 2015. The ground house remains.
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