Glacier Ridge Lookout Site
US 1959, WA 459
Glacier Ridge Lookout panoramic 8-12-1935 (N)

Glacier Ridge Lookout panoramic 8-12-1935 (N) - courtesy of National Archives-Pacific Northwest Region

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 1959, WA 459 (view other lookout sites in United States, Washington)
Date Registered April 2, 2020
Nominated by Tammy McLeod
Location Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
Snohomish County, Washington
Coordinates N 48° 07.784' W 121° 10.678' (view using Google Maps)
N 48° 07' 47" W 121° 10' 41"
N 48.129731° W 121.177973°
Elevation 5,160 ft (1,573 m)
Built 1936
Administered by U.S. Forest Service

Description

A L-4 cab on a 40 foot tower was built on the site in 1936. The lookout was abandoned in 1957 and is now gone.

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Photos

Glacier Ridge Lookout panoramic 8-12-1935 (SE)

Glacier Ridge Lookout panoramic 8-12-1935 (SE) - courtesy of National Archives-Pacific Northwest Region

Glacier Ridge Lookout panoramic 8-12-1935 (SW)

Glacier Ridge Lookout panoramic 8-12-1935 (SW) - courtesy of National Archives-Pacific Northwest Region