SHOSHONE COUNTY
GRIFFITH PEAK
Coeur d'Alene National Forest
53N-1E-25
53N-1E-25
July 18, 1926: "The Independence Creek fire on the Coeur d'Alene spread in all directions except the west Friday and burned out the Griffith Peak lookout and telephone line. This fire covered about 6,000 acres at the last report and is probable much larger now. Other fires on the Coeur d'Alene are thought to be well under control." (The Sunday Missoulian)
1934: 30-foot pole tower with L-4 cab (Kresek)
October 7, 1945: "Another teenager on the job is Leonine Garnett, 18, who is up on Griffith Peak, 5,800 feet, and 60 miles from Coeur d'Alene." (La Crosse Tribune)
1953: Destroyed (Kresek)