Saddle Mountain Lookout
US 756, MT 43

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 756, MT 43 (view other lookouts in United States, Montana)
Date Registered December 16, 2008
Nominated by Terry Vaughn, Fire Supervisor
Location Powell County, Montana
Coordinates N 46° 41.570' W 113° 01.522' (view using Google Maps)
N 46° 41' 34" W 113° 01' 31"
N 46.692840° W 113.025370°
Elevation 6,783 ft (2,067 m)
Built 1942
Administered by Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation
Cooperators Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation Anaconda Unit 7916

Description

Built by the Blackfeet Fire Protection Association in 1936 and transferred to the Montana Dept. of Natural Resources in 1971, Saddle Mountain Lookout is the last of the original 1930s pole L-4 cabs taller than 10’ and still in use without significant alteration.

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