West Fork Lookout - 2019
Registry Numbers | US 1465, ID 157 (view other lookouts in United States, Idaho) |
Date Registered | December 2, 2020 |
Nominated by | Brad Eells |
Location |
Idaho Panhandle National Forests Boundary County, Idaho |
Coordinates |
N 48° 49.948' W 116° 45.066' (view using Google Maps) N 48° 49' 57" W 116° 45' 04" N 48.832460° W 116.751107° |
Elevation | 6,337 ft (1,932 m) |
Built | 1934 |
Administered by | US Forest Service - Idaho Panhandle National Forests |
Cooperators | Kaniksu National Forest |
West Fork Lookout, an Aermotor 7x7 cabin atop a 35 foot steel, X-Brace tower was constructed in 1934 along with a frame residence cabin.
Only the tower remains, not having been staffed since the 1950's.
Panorama