| Hike-In | Staffed |
| Elevations: 8478′ | Payette National Forest |
HISTORY
1913: Camp
1916: 12’x12′ cab on 10′ pole tower
1955: Present L-4 tower on 20′ treated timber tower
1966 – Staffed by Allen Cafferty
1967 & 68 – Staffed by David Gabert
1969 – Staffed by Steve Rice
1970 – Staffed by David Zimmerman
1971 – Staffed by Richard Yardley
1972 – Staffed by Lee Dixon
1973 & 74- Staffed by Renee Leavell
1975 & 76 – Staffed by Terry Lappin
1977 & 78 – Staffed by Leslie Lisowski
197 & 80 – Staffed by Barbara Isaksen
1981 – Staffed by Hillery Daily
1982 & 83 – Staffed by Cindy Boyce
1985 – Staffed by Bernie Greenwald
1986 – Staffed by Lowell Pitman
1988 – Staffed by Dan Drummett
1989 – Staffed by Lisa Branstetter
1991 & 92 – Staffed by Gene & Janice Arbaugh
1993 – Staffed by Jill Thompson
1994 – Staffed by Sara Marchese & Derek McLaughlin
1995 – Staffed by Sara Marchese
1996 – Staffed by Mary Kate Breser & Derek McLaughlin
1997 – Staffed by Lori Burton
1998 – Staffed by Jeff Walker
1999 – Staffed by Keith Gray
2003 – Staffed by Genni Johnston Harding & Renee Hill
2004 – Staffed by Matt Nighthawk
2005 – Staffed by Melissa Ford
2007 – Staffed by Sheila Keogh
2008 & 09 – Staffed by Les Greris
2015 & 16- Staffed by Kevin Prestwich
2022& 23 – Staffed by Kathy Martin
2024 & 25 – Staffed by Grace
2020: Added to the National Historic Lookout Register
OUR NOTES
We visited Grace and Selway in July 2025. This was Grace’s 2nd year staffing Granite Mountain along with her gorgeous pup Selway and we absolutely could not WAIT to visit her!
When we first arrived a fellow lookout, Chris, was also visiting. He was currently staffing Pollock Mountain Lookout and had come over for a visit before his planned Ultra Marathon the next day.
During our visit with Grace & Selway we got to see her resupply visit via helicopter.
And with that resupply were the ingredients for Grace’s extremely tasty spaghetti!
During our visit we saw both a black bear and a red fox. We didnt get to see Goaty – the resident mountain goat – maybe next visit!
One truly fantastic thing about Granite Mountain Lookout is the log book! It has been maintained by all the lookouts over the years – theyve each left a letter recapping their season on the mountain. Its absolutely wonderful!
Here is the list of the lookouts that have staffed Granite Mountain over the years:
We would like to give a massive THANK YOU to Grace and Selway for inviting us up and giving us a glimpse into their life as a lookout on Granite Mountain. We had so much fun!
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