Saddle Mountain Lookout Site
US 1523, WA 423

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 1523, WA 423 (view other lookout sites in United States, Washington)
Date Registered December 17, 2012
Nominated by Ray Kresek
Location Northeast Washington
Pend Oreille County, Washington
Coordinates N 48° 12.082' W 117° 07.523' (view using Google Maps)
N 48° 12' 05" W 117° 07' 31"
N 48.201360° W 117.125390°
Elevation 3,479 ft (1,060 m)
Administered by Washington Dept. of Natural Resources

Description

A 30' pole L-4 tower was built here in 1945, replaced by 40' wooden DNR live-in tower in 1962. The photo shows the final precarious moments of Saddle Mountain Lookout in 1986.

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Saddle Mountain Lookout 1952

Saddle Mountain Lookout 1952 - courtesy of Rex Kamstra collection