Bear Wallow Lookout Site
US 2073, ID 29
Bear Wallow Lookout - L-4

Bear Wallow Lookout - L-4 - courtesy of Ned Getchell

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 2073, ID 29 (view other lookout sites in United States, Idaho)
Date Registered February 19, 2022
Nominated by Brad Eells
Location Nez Pearce-Clearwater National Forest
Idaho County, Idaho
Coordinates N 46° 07.555' W 115° 03.138' (view using Google Maps)
N 46° 07' 33" W 115° 03' 08"
N 46.125916° W 115.052296°
Elevation 5,263 ft (1,604 m)
Built 1956
Removed 1986
Administered by US Forest Service - Nez Pearce-Clearwater National Forest

Description

A D-6 Cupola was first constructed at Bear Wallow in 1930. An L-4 on a 30 foot treated timber tower was constructed in 1956. 

Bear Wallow was abandoned in 1971 and demolished in 1986.

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Photos

1938 D-6 Cupola

1938 D-6 Cupola - courtesy of Larry Smith - Nez Pearce-Clearwater NF Archive

1950

1950 - courtesy of US Forest Service