| Drive-Up | Destroyed / Burned |
| Elevation: 7148′ | SITPA |
History
1914: Original 18′ x 18′ Hip Roof structure built by the Southern Idaho Timber Protective Association
1930: Replaced with a similar 20′ x 20′ log house
1995: Last year staffed
1997: Added to the National Historic Lookout Register – first Idaho Log House to be added to NHLR
Notes from NHLR:
It was replaced in the 1930s by a similar 20’x20’ log house lookout by a CCC crew under the direction of two Finnish carpenters. The lookout was staffed through 1995, when it was decommissioned. It is located on the Boise National Forest.
A dry lightning storm moved across the area in late June/early July, 2002 and started a 5 acre fire on the east side of the lookout, and strong winds carried small bits of flaming material uphill toward the lookout, which caught fire and burned down before help arrived. The lookout was in the final stages of restoration by a preservation group when the fire occurred.
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