Salmon Mountain Lookout
Salmon Mountain Lookout | |
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Nearest city | Elk City, Idaho |
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Coordinates | 45°37′01″N 114°50′12″W / 45.61694°N 114.83667°WCoordinates: 45°37′01″N 114°50′12″W / 45.61694°N 114.83667°W |
Built | 1949 |
Built by | USDA Forest Service |
NRHP reference # | 100002296 |
Added to NRHP | April 6, 2018 |
The Salmon Mountain Lookout, on Salmon Mountain in the West Fork District of Bitterroot National Forest, near Darby, Idaho, was built in 1949. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018.
It is a 1936-pattern L-4 lookout.[1]
It is a volunteer-staffed lookout located in the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness, and it also overlooks the Selway Bitterroot Wilderness to the north.[2]
It is at elevation of 8,943 feet (2,726 m).[3]
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Salmon Mountain Lookout / US 800, ID 78". National Historic Lookout Register. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
- ↑ "Fire lookouts eyed for National Register of Historic Places". Associated Press. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
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