| Hike-In | Abandoned |
| Elevation: 5993′ | Kaniksu National Forest |
HISTORY
1930: A log cabin is built
1936: A pole tower is built
1958: Abandoned
Known Staff
- 1932
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1933
Walter Peel (Bonners Ferry Herald - 07/27/1933)
- 1934
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1935
E.G. Watson (Bonners Ferry Herald - 06/06/1935)
- 1936
- 1956
- 1958
- 1959
- 1960–1961
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OUR NOTES
The hike up to Cooks Peak is a really beautiful and easy hike thru some truly gorgeous forest high in the Selkirk Mountains. We were lucky enough to be here to see the fall colors at their peak AND the clouds parted for a minute or two to allow us to view the solar eclipse.
The log cabin is still standing but no longer has a roof. It seems otherwise fairly sturdy, guessing it was used for years as a hunting shelter. Lots of carvings inside although I couldnt quite decipher them due to the condition of the weathered wood.
At the summit you can find all 4 cement footings as well as the wooden pole towers that appear to be rotting where they fell over.
The remains of a bedframe and stove were amongst the ruins scattered around the site.
“The trail was up Snow creek to Cook’s Peak, a distance of but eight miles. Walter Peel, who is the lookout on duty there, had been adviced by telephone that visitors were on the road and had a fine supper ready when the procession arrived at his cabin about 5:30 o’clock.”
Bonners Ferry Herald – Thursday, July 27, 1933
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