Mount Spokane Vista House Lookout
US 58, WA 2
Lookout Details
| Registry Numbers | US 58, WA 2 (view other lookouts in United States, Washington) |
| Date Registered | June 19, 1993 |
| Nominated by | Ray Kresek, Director, Historic Lookout Project & FFLA |
| Location | Spokane County, Washington |
| Coordinates |
N 47° 55.254' W 117° 06.850' (view using Google Maps) N 47° 55' 15" W 117° 06' 51" N 47.920905° W 117.114174° |
| Elevation | 5,844 ft (1,781 m) |
| Built | 1933 |
| Administered by | Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission |
| Cooperators | Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission |
Description
The first of five lookout structures on Mt. Spokane, Washington was built in 1933 by contractor E.O. Fieldstad using native stone found on the summit. The two-story stone vista house has a second story dormer on the north to be used as a fire lookout. In 1948 a 85’ wooden live-in tower was constructed, but it collapsed the first winter with an overload of ice. A shorter 45’ tower was built in 1959, to be replaced 13 years later with a 40’ tower. In 1979 the present 40’ tower was built and is still in service. The stone lookout is owned by the State Parks Commission. The towers belong to the Department of Natural Resources.
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