| 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
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1956
Peterson (Former Forest Fire Lookout Registry)
- 1966
- 1967–1968
- 1969
- 1970
- 1971
- 1972
- 1973–1974
- 1975–1976
- 1977–1978
- 1979–1980
- 1981
- 1982–1983
- 1985
- 1986
- 1988
- 1989
- 1991–1992
- 1993
- 1994
- 1995
- 1996
- 1997
- 1998
- 1999
- 2003
- 2004
- 2005
- 2007
- 2008–2009
- 2015–2016
- 2022–2023
- 2024–2025
- 2026
Know more about who staffed this tower, or when? Let us know.
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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