Gardiner Peak Lookout

Gardiner Peak Lookout
Nearest city Darby, Idaho
Coordinates 45°58′12″N 114°46′00″W / 45.97000°N 114.76667°W / 45.97000; -114.76667 (Salmon Mountain Lookout)Coordinates: 45°58′12″N 114°46′00″W / 45.97000°N 114.76667°W / 45.97000; -114.76667 (Salmon Mountain Lookout)
Built 1953
Built by USDA Forest Service
NRHP reference # 100002295
Added to NRHP April 6, 2018

The Gardiner Peak Lookout, on Gardiner Peak in the West Fork District of Bitterroot National Forest, near Darby, Idaho, was built in 1953. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018.

It is a 1936-pattern L-4 lookout.[1]

It is a staffed lookout. It is on Gardiner Peak, above the Selway River, within the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness Area on the boundary between the Nez Perce National Forest and the Bitterroot National Forest.[2]

It is at elevation of 6,597 feet (2,011 m).[3]

References

  1. ↑ Janene Caywood (August 7, 2017). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: L-4 Fire Lookouts in the USFS Northern Region (Region 1), 1932-1967" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Gardiner Peak Lookout / US 787, ID 69". National Historic Lookout Register. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Fire lookouts eyed for National Register of Historic Places". Associated Press. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
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