Maple Peak Lookout Site
US 1756, ID 20
Lookout foundation remains

Lookout foundation remains - courtesy of Tom Taylor

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 1756, ID 20 (view other lookout sites in United States, Idaho)
Date Registered September 18, 2019
Nominated by Tom Taylor
Location Coeur d'Alene National Forest
Shoshone County, Idaho
Coordinates N 47° 37.983' W 115° 45.679' (view using Google Maps)
N 47° 37' 59" W 115° 45' 41"
N 47.633048° W 115.761315°
Elevation 5,750 ft (1,753 m)
Built 1950
Administered by U.S. Forest Service

Description

The remains of the lookout include a rock foundation with walls about 5' high. The mortar inside the lookout's foundation was autographed by the builder: Al Ehytonen of New Leipzig, North Dakota. The lookout was moved to Sunset Peak in 1950. Sunset Peak is easily visible from Maple Peak.