Lookout Mountain (Idaho)
Appearance
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Lookout Mountain | |
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Custer County, Idaho, U.S. | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 9,954 ft (3,034 m) |
Prominence | 1,854 ft (565 m)[1] |
Parent peak | Blackmon Peak |
Coordinates | 44°11′34″N 114°45′31″W / 44.1926888°N 114.7586862°W[2] |
Geography | |
Location | Custer County, Idaho, U.S. |
Parent range | White Cloud Mountains |
Topo map | USGS Washington Peak |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Hiking, class 1 |
Lookout Mountain at 9,954 feet (3,034 m) above sea level is a peak in the White Cloud Mountains of Idaho. The peak is located in Sawtooth National Recreation Area in Custer County 4.72 mi (7.60 km) from Blackmon Peak, its line parent. A maintained trail goes to the summit where an old U.S. Forest Service fire lookout is located. The lookout was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps and was recently refurbished.[3][4][5]
References
- ^ "Lookout Mountain". Lists of John. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
- ^ "Lookout Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
- ^ Sawtooth National Forest (Map) (1998 ed.). Sawtooth National Forest, U.S. Forest Service.
- ^ "Lookout Mountain". SummitPost.org. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
- ^ "Lookout Mountain (Sawtooth National Recreation Area)". Idaho Public TV. Retrieved January 12, 2013.