| 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
2020: Added to the National Historic Lookout Register
Known Staff
1956 – Peterson (*Former Forest Fire Lookout Registry)
1966 – Allen Cafferty
1967 & 68 – David Gabert
1969 – Steve Rice
1970 – David Zimmerman
1971 – Richard Yardley
1972 – Lee Dixon
1973 & 74 – Renee Leavell
1975 & 76 – Terry Lappin
1977 & 78 – Leslie Lisowski
1979 & 80 – Staffed by Barbara Isaksen
1981 – Hillery Daily
1982 & 83 – Cindy Boyce
1985 – Bernie Greenwald
1986 – Lowell Pitman
1988 – Dan Drummett
1989 – Lisa Branstetter
1991 & 92 – Gene & Janice Arbaugh
1993 – Jill Thompson
1994 – Sara Marchese & Derek McLaughlin
1995 – Sara Marchese
1996 – Mary Kate Breser & Derek McLaughlin
1997 – Lori Burton
1998 – Jeff Walker
1999 – Keith Gray
2003 – Genni Johnston Harding & Renee Hill
2004 – Matt Nighthawk
2005 – Melissa Ford
2007 – Sheila Keogh
2008 & 09 – Les Greris
2015 & 16 – Kevin Prestwich
2022 & 23 – Kathy Martin
2024 & 25 – Staffed by Grace
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 was the ingredients for Grace’s extremely tasty spaghetti!
During our visit, we saw both a black bear and a red fox. We didn’t get to see Goaty – the resident mountain goat – maybe next visit!
One truly fantastic thing about Granite Mountain Lookout is the logbook! It has been maintained by all the lookouts over the years – theyve each left a letter recapping their season on the mountain. It’s 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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