Coldwater Mountain Lookout Site
US 1310, WA 210

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 1310, WA 210 (view other lookout sites in United States, Washington)
Date Registered June 23, 2012
Nominated by Ray Kresek
Location Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Skamania County, Washington
Coordinates N 46° 17.989' W 122° 10.918' (view using Google Maps)
N 46° 17' 59" W 122° 10' 55"
N 46.299820° W 122.181960°
Elevation 5,727 ft (1,746 m)
Administered by U.S. Forest Service

Description

Developed in 1935, this ground-mounted L-4 cab certainly had one of the choicest views of Mt. St. Helens. The cabin was removed in 1968, but had it survived to 1980, the eruption of St. Helens would have obliterated the lookout.

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Lookout with view of Mount St. Helens in 1958

Lookout with view of Mount St. Helens in 1958