Photo courtesy of Roger Lord
Registry Numbers | US 1631, ID 18 (view other lookout sites in United States, Idaho) |
Date Registered | November 27, 2016 |
Nominated by | Roger Lord |
Location |
Clearwater National Forest Clearwater County, Idaho |
Coordinates |
N 46° 34.208' W 115° 04.057' (view using Google Maps) N 46° 34' 12" W 115° 04' 03" N 46.570131° W 115.067622° |
Elevation | 6,995 ft (2,132 m) |
Built | 1921 |
Removed | 1985 |
Administered by | U.S. Forest Service |
The original Horseshoe Lake Lookout was built about 1921 and burned in 1961. It was replaced with a 50-foot tower relocated from Indian Grave Lookout in 1962. The replacement tower burned in a 1985 forest fire. All that remains at the site today are concrete foundation piers.