Salmon Mountain Lookout

The Salmon Mountain Lookout, on Salmon Mountain in the West Fork District of Bitterroot National Forest, near Darby, Idaho, was built in 1949. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018.

Salmon Mountain Lookout
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Nearest city	Elk City, Idaho
Coordinates	45°37′01″N 114°50′12″W
Built	1949
Built by	USDA Forest Service
NRHP reference No.	100002296
Added to NRHP	April 6, 2018

It is a 1936-pattern L-4 lookout.[1]

It is a volunteer-staffed lookout located in the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness, and it also overlooks the Selway Bitterroot Wilderness to the north.[2]

It is at elevation of 8,943 feet (2,726 m).[3]

References

1. Janene Caywood (August 7, 2017). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: L-4 Fire Lookouts in the USFS Northern Region (Region 1), 1932-1967" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
2. "Salmon Mountain Lookout / US 800, ID 78". National Historic Lookout Register. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
3. "Fire lookouts eyed for National Register of Historic Places". Associated Press. Retrieved May 10, 2018.