Blackjack Ridge Lookout Site
US 1923, WA 454
Blackjack Ridge Lookout panoramic 8-25-35 (N)

Blackjack Ridge Lookout panoramic 8-25-35 (N) - courtesy of National Archives-Pacific Northwest Region

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 1923, WA 454 (view other lookout sites in United States, Washington)
Date Registered February 12, 2020
Nominated by Tammy McLeod
Location Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
Snohomish County, Washington
Coordinates N 48° 03.206' W 121° 35.756' (view using Google Maps)
N 48° 03' 12" W 121° 35' 45"
N 48.053435° W 121.595933°
Elevation 3,100 ft (945 m)
Built 1935
Administered by U.S. Forest Service

Description

In 1935 a 30' pole tower with a L-4 cab was built on the site. A shake cabin was constructed in 1942. The lookout was abandoned in 1950 and is gone.

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Blackjack Ridge Lookout panoramic 8-25-35 (SW)

Blackjack Ridge Lookout panoramic 8-25-35 (SW) - courtesy of National Archives-Pacific Northwest Region

Blackjack Ridge Lookout site

Blackjack Ridge Lookout site - courtesy of Eric Willhite

Blackjack Ridge Lookout site

Blackjack Ridge Lookout site - courtesy of Eric Willhite