First Thought Lookout Site
US 1495, WA 395

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 1495, WA 395 (view other lookout sites in United States, Washington)
Date Registered December 14, 2012
Nominated by Ray Kresek
Location Colville National Forest
Stevens County, Washington
Coordinates N 48° 53.544' W 118° 09.984' (view using Google Maps)
N 48° 53' 33" W 118° 09' 59"
N 48.892400° W 118.166400°
Elevation 3,962 ft (1,208 m)
Administered by U.S. Forest Service

Description

Established in 1916 with a 35' pole platform with a log shelter at the base, a 60' pole tower with 6'x6' cab replaced it in 1925. This was followed up by a 40' steel Aermotor tower topped with an L-4 cab in 1947. In 1986, the cab was moved to the Orient Community Park.