KOOTENAI COUNTY
BERNARD PEAK
Kaniksu National Forest - 53N-2W-14
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BOISE PEAK
National Forest - 47N-1W-1
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BOUNDARY PEAK
Coeur d'Alene National Forest - 52N-1E-34
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BUCKLES
Coeur d'Alene National Forest - 52N-2W-16
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BURNT CABIN KNOB
National Forest - 51N-2W-16
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CATARACT PEAK
National Forest - 52N-1W-23
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INITIAL PEAK
Coeur d'Alene National Forest - 48N-1W-19
1934: 30-foot pole tower with L-4 cab
1950: Destroyed
JACKKNIFE PEAK
Coeur d'Alene National Forest - 52N-1W-3
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JOHN PEAK
Coeur d'Alene National Forest - 50N-1W-12
c.1932: camp
1940's: Abandoned
KELLY MOUNTAIN
Coeur d'Alene National Forest - 50N-2W-6
1934: 30-foot pole tower with L-4 cab
1950: Destroyed
KILLARNEY MOUNTAIN
Coeur d'Alene National Forest - 49N-2W-13
1932: camp
1947: Abandoned
KOOTENAI PEAK
Coeur d'Alene National Forest - 47N-1W-15
1930's: camp
LEIBURG PEAK (PATROL LO)
Coeur d'Alene National Forest
LOOKOUT RIDGE
Coeur d'Alene National Forest - 51N-1E-7
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1932 - National Archives (OPA)
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1922: camp
1924: log cabin with cupola, also two patrol points.
c.1950: Destroyed
MICA PEAK
Idaho Department of Lands - 49N-5W-4
1952: 16x16 frame cabin
January 4, 1953: "The forester's report covered all phases of the state forest department's activities during the two year period ending Dec. 31, 1952, along with reports on department finance matters for the biennium ending June 30, 1952.
Guernsey listed the outstanding departmental accomplishments for the two year period as: ...Construction of modern, electrified lookout houses on Cottonwood and Mica peaks." (Idaho State Journal)
1983: Abandoned
MONUMENT MOUNTAIN
Coeur d'Alene National Forest - 51N-1W-34
1922: camp with platform tower
1924: log cabin with cupola
1953: 20-foot treated timber tower with L-4 cab
1975: Destroyed
MOUNT COEUR d' ALENE
Coeur d'Alene National Forest - 49N-3W-23
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no date - Carl Schenck Collection (Mt Coeur d'Alene)
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c.1913: crow's-nest
1915: log cabin, 20-foot platform tower.
1924: log cabin with platform on roof.
1926: log tower with 6x6 cab.
October 7, 1945: "A job which until a few years ago was labeled 'men only' is being expertly handled by teenaged girls this year--manning lookout posts in the Coeur d'Alene national forest.
Forest Supervisor C.C. Strong said that the five lonely lookouts are staffed with seven women, six of whom are still in their teens. This is the greatest number of lookouts in the Coeur d'Alene forest ever manned by the fairer sex during a single season, he said.
veterans are the Jardine sisters of Coeur d'Alene. Mamie and Thelma, who for the second season atop 4,400 Coeur d'Alene mountain. The peak is about 22 miles from Coeur d'Alene and in addition to their duties as lookouts the sisters keep all records of the weather station." (La Crosse Tribune)
1948: 41-foot treated timber tower with L-4 cab.
September 12, 1949: "Lightning struck the Mount Coeur d'Alene lookout station Saturday night, damaging the building and wrecking part of its contents, Walter LaFone, fire dispatcher for the Coeur d'Alene forest, said today.
Luckily, Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Stoesz, the lookouts, had gone to lower ground and thus were out of the building when the bolt hit.
The lightning scorched the inside of the building, burned out the radio, blew the telephone box off the wall, melted the radio antennae and took out a half mile of telephone line near the station. No fire resulted. No lightning fires in the forests near by were started, according to reports. Forestry officials reported snow today at several of the higher mountainous areas, including Sunset peak, Frost Point near Kingston and Kellogg peak." (Spokane Daily Chronicle)
Luckily, Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Stoesz, the lookouts, had gone to lower ground and thus were out of the building when the bolt hit.
The lightning scorched the inside of the building, burned out the radio, blew the telephone box off the wall, melted the radio antennae and took out a half mile of telephone line near the station. No fire resulted. No lightning fires in the forests near by were started, according to reports. Forestry officials reported snow today at several of the higher mountainous areas, including Sunset peak, Frost Point near Kingston and Kellogg peak." (Spokane Daily Chronicle)
1963: 67-foot treated timber tower with R-6 cab.
RED HORSE
Coeur d'Alene National Forest - 49N-2W-31
1931: L-4 cab
1945: L-4 cab
c.1952: Destroyed
SKITWASH PEAK
National Forest - 50N-1W-8
1932: camp
1947: Abandoned
SKY HILL
Coeur d'Alene National Forest - 48N-3W-18
1934: crow's-nest
1935: Abandoned
SOLOA PEAK
National Forest - 47N-2W-19
1930's: camp
SWAN PEAK
Coeur d'Alene National Forest - 48N-2W-18
1931: camp
1934: L-4 cab
1955: Destroyed
SWANSON MOUNTAIN (PATROL LO)
Coeur d'Alene National Forest
TREASURE MOUNTAIN (PATROL LO)
Coeur d'Alene National Forest
TWIN CRAGS
Idaho Department of Lands - 47N-1E-8
1931: 30-foot pole tower with live-in cab.
1946: 20-foot pole tower with L-4 cab, moved from Echo LO
WALL PEAK
Coeur d'Alene National Forest - 49N-1W-12
1931: camp
1933: 30-foot pole tower with L-4 cab
c.1947: Destroyed
WOLF LODGE MOUNTAIN
National Forest - 51N-2W-35
1934: camp
1943: Abandoned
