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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

Know more about who staffed this tower, or when? Let us know.

Courtesy The National Historic Lookout Register
Courtesy Gary Weber

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