Chad Kinzel photo
Registry Numbers | US 1608, MT 4 (view other lookout sites in United States, Montana) |
Date Registered | August 30, 2015 |
Nominated by | Chad Kinzel |
Location | Sanders County, Montana |
Coordinates |
N 47° 37.297' W 114° 49.548' (view using Google Maps) N 47° 37' 18" W 114° 49' 33" N 47.621613° W 114.825808° |
Elevation | 7,450 ft (2,271 m) |
Built | 1979 |
Administered by | U.S. Forest Service |
A series of structures have graced the top of Baldy Mountain. In 1917, the US Forest Service and Montana jointly built a camp. A cabin with a cupola was constructed in 1928. A 20-foot L-4 tower came in 1949 and was replaced in 1979 by a 30-foot treated timber flat. The lookout was removed in 1990.