LEMHI COUNTY
BEARTRAP
Salmon National Forest
24N-17E-23
24N-17E-23
1919: Log cabin. (Kresek)
1935: Two story L-4 cab over log base. (Kresek)
July 12, 1951: "Mr. and Mrs. Forrest E. Sedgwick of Shoup are lookouts on Bear Trap." (The Recorder-Herald)
August 19, 2012: Reports show that the lookout was consumed by the Mustang Complex fire.
DESIGNATION - BEAR TRAP LOOKOUT CABIN
PID - QZ0577
STATE/COUNTY- ID/LEMHI
COUNTRY - US
USGS QUAD - TIN CUP HILL (1991)
STATION DESCRIPTION
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1945 (JCT)
THE STATION IS THE ALIDADE IN THE CENTER OF THE BEAR TRAP
LOOKOUT CABIN, A WOODEN STRUCTURE ABOUT 20 FEET SQUARE. IT IS
LOCATED ABOUT 8 MILES W OF SHOUP.