Porphyry Lookout
US 1536, MT 99

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 1536, MT 99 (view other lookouts in United States, Montana)
Date Registered April 12, 2022
Nominated by Kyle Stetler
Location Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest
Cascade County, Montana
Coordinates N 46° 50.292' W 110° 43.090' (view using Google Maps)
N 46° 50' 18" W 110° 43' 05"
N 46.838200° W 110.718170°
Elevation 8,194 ft (2,498 m)
Built 1960
Administered by US Forest Service

Description

First developed in 1937 with a 40' pole L-4 tower, the present 40' treated timber tower with R-6 flat cab replaced it in 1960. It is staffed every summer.

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