2015 USFS photo
Registry Numbers | US 781, MT 45 (view other lookouts in United States, Montana) |
Date Registered | April 24, 2009 |
Nominated by | Gary Weber |
Location |
Lolo National Forest Sanders County, Montana |
Coordinates |
N 47° 36.250' W 115° 04.217' (view using Google Maps) N 47° 36' 15" W 115° 04' 13" N 47.604170° W 115.070280° |
Elevation | 6,922 ft (2,110 m) |
Built | 1930 |
Administered by | U.S. Forest Service |
Cooperators | Plains/Thompson Falls Ranger District |
Big Hole Lookout on the Lolo National Forest is only one of a few log/frame lookouts remaining. In need of restoration, it was built in 1930 and staffed until 1972. Access is still only by trail.
Interior prior to restoration, 2010
Interior prior to restoration, 2010
2010 photo
2015 restoration
2015 restoration
2015 restoration
2015 restoration
2015 restoration
2015 restoration
2015 restoration
2015 restoration
2015 restoration
2020 photo
July 1966 photo
July 2020 photo
Interior after 2015 restoration
1972 lookout Molly Morrison with Forest Supervisor Tim Garcia in 2015