Snake River Lookout
US 1513, WY 16
Snake River Lookout - September 2020
Lookout Details
| Registry Numbers | US 1513, WY 16 (view other lookouts in United States, Wyoming) |
| Date Registered | February 28, 2021 |
| Nominated by | Ed Stark |
| Location |
Yellowstone National Park Teton County, Wyoming |
| Coordinates |
N 44° 08.471' W 110° 37.820' (view using Google Maps) N 44° 08' 28" W 110° 37' 49" N 44.141180° W 110.630326° |
| Elevation | 8,187 ft (2,495 m) |
| Built | 1935 |
| Administered by | National Park Service - Yellowstone National Park |
Description
The 8x8 wood frame building is the only remaining open air structure built in Yellowstone National Park, constructed as a secondary lookout by the CCC.
The structural members may have been completed in 1934, However the building wasn’t erected until 1935 by the CCC and probably not used until 1936.
Most probably no longer used some time in the mid to late 1940’s and the trail to the lookout was abandoned decades ago.
Building #699, Yellowstone National Park, Teton County, Wyoming.
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Photos
October 1935
1955 USGS Topo Map showing the old trail route to the lookout