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Slate Point Lookout

Drive-UpEmergency Standby
Elevation: 7290′Nez Perce National Forest

History

1931 – 75′ Pole tower with 7×7′ cab with cabin ground living quarters
1948 – L-4 Cab on 41′ treated timber tower
1979 – Present day R-6 flat cab on 41′ treated timber tower
2009 – Added to The National Historic Lookout Register

Emergency Standby

Nearby Slate Creek was named after early miners who found no placer gravel in the stream, only slate.

Known Staff

1994 – Jill Lamb

Courtesy The National Historic Lookout Register
Courtesy Gary Weber

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