BONNER COUNTY
GISBORNE MOUNTAIN
Kaniksu National Forest
58N-3W-29
58N-3W-29
1932: 40-foot pole tower with L-4 cab. (Kresek)
September 25, 1933: "Not to be outclassed in this day of around-the-world flights and stratosphere balloon ascensions the relative humidity at Looking Glass Lookout near the Priest River Experiment Station in Region 1 recently hung up a new non-stop record when it stayed below 33 percent for 8 days and 17 hours, August 9 to 18. For 209 consecutive hours the humidity averaged only 22.6 percent as shown by the continuous record of a hydrograph. The lowest point on this extended flight was 12 percent while the lowest points for the 9 days averaged 17.2 percent.
At the same time the air temperature was doing gymnastics and also established what is believed to be a record for 5700' elevations in this locality. The maximum temperature for this period averaged 84.8 degrees with a high of 88 degrees. Not once did the temperature drop lower than 60 degrees.
Of course with such extreme weather conditions the fuels were bone dry. Duff moisture content at 4:30 p.m. under partial shade at the lookout averaged 5.3 percent and 1/2 inch wood cylinders had a mean moisture content of 2.1 percent.
To show that there is such a thing as luck and to make a happy ending to this tale--: Conditions were ideal for lightning storms on August 19 and 20 but the thunderheads that covered the sky dropped a trace of rain and silently passed over the hill." (Forest Service Bulletin)
July 25, 1934: "Kenneth Osborn, lookout at the Looking Glass lookout station of the forest service experiment station in the Priest River area, told the Bulletin this morning that a total of 1286 loghtning flashes were counted, about 3 per cent going to earth." (Daily Bulletin)
October 1, 1936: “C.A. Stoner was transferred from Looking Glass lookout in Idaho to Bead lake Wednesday where he went to take up his new duties.” (The Newport Miner)
October 1, 1936: “C.A. Stoner was transferred from Looking Glass lookout in Idaho to Bead lake Wednesday where he went to take up his new duties.” (The Newport Miner)
July 6, 1950: "Mt. Gisborne is the new name which has just been approved by the national board of geographic names for the former Looking Glass lookout on the Priest River experimental forest. The name was changed to honor Harry T. Gisborne, who died last November, after 27 years during which he attained an international reputation in forest fire control research. Most of his work was done on the Priest River forest." (Sandpoint News-Bulletin)
July 24, 1958: "Fulton Messmore, who is presently on Gisborn mountain erecting a lookout for the forest service, spent the week end at home." (Sandpoint News Bulletin)
1958: 41-foot treated timber tower with R-6 cab. (Kresek)
No date: 30-foot pole patrol platform 1/2 mile ESE. (Kresek)