Kalispell Rock Lookout Site
US 1943, WA 458

Photo courtesy of Ray Kresek

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 1943, WA 458 (view other lookout sites in United States, Washington)
Date Registered March 24, 2020
Nominated by Tammy McLeod
Location Kaniksu National Forest
Pend Oreille County, Washington
Coordinates N 48° 37.635' W 117° 08.317' (view using Google Maps)
N 48° 37' 38" W 117° 08' 19"
N 48.627250° W 117.138611°
Elevation 5,276 ft (1,608 m)
Built 1927
Administered by U.S. Forest Service

Description

A log cabin was built in 1927 with a firefinder cab atop a nearby boulder. The lookout was last manned in 1935. The cabin ruins are still there.

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Kalispell Rock Lookout site 1982

Kalispell Rock Lookout site 1982 - courtesy of Gary Weber

Kalispell Rock Lookout site 2014

Kalispell Rock Lookout site 2014 - courtesy of Rex Kamstra collection - Paul Michelson photo