Cooney Lookout
US 1492, MT 70

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 1492, MT 70 (view other lookouts in United States, Montana)
Date Registered January 9, 2021
Nominated by Kyle Stetler
Location Flathead National Forest - Swan Lake Ranger District
Missoula County, Montana
Coordinates N 47° 31.393' W 113° 38.704' (view using Google Maps)
N 47° 31' 24" W 113° 38' 42"
N 47.523209° W 113.645067°
Elevation 4,547 ft (1,386 m)
Administered by US Forest Service

Description

Located near Condon, Montana on a hillside roughly 700' above the Swan River, up the flank of the Swan Range, the first tower was a 20' L-4 built in 1933 while the present 30' treated timber tower with R-6 flat cab was built in 1968 and is primarily staffed by volunteers during the summer.

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