LOCHSA PEAK
Clearwater National Forest
34N-9E-4
34N-9E-4
1930: A 65-foot tree crow's-nest was established.
1931: A L-4 cab was erected atop a 8-foot high log crib.
1931: A L-4 cab was erected atop a 8-foot high log crib.
1941: The final year the lookout was staffed.
1941: The final year the lookout was staffed.
early 1950's: Materials were salvaged and then the structure burned.
early 1950's: Materials were salvaged and then the structure burned.
1981: "In 1930, Russell Stadtman with two or three men built the last mile of trail to Lochsa Peak and then built a trail to a water supply for the lookout. They cut the top out of a fir tree at 65' from the ground and built an open observatory at the top, complete with railing and mapboard. Earnest Hartman and Harry Chenoweth soon moved in and with Stadtman's help built an L-4 cabin on an 8' high log understory. The cabin like some others of that time had no catwalk around it making for the usual difficulty in raising and lowering shutters. The point was manned each season from 1930 to 1941, then abandoned. Material were salvaged and the lookout burned sometime in the early 1950's." (Louis Hartig, 'Historic Facilities of the Lochsa Ranger District' - 1981)
1981: "In 1930, Russell Stadtman with two or three men built the last mile of trail to Lochsa Peak and then built a trail to a water supply for the lookout. They cut the top out of a fir tree at 65' from the ground and built an open observatory at the top, complete with railing and mapboard. Earnest Hartman and Harry Chenoweth soon moved in and with Stadtman's help built an L-4 cabin on an 8' high log understory. The cabin like some others of that time had no catwalk around it making for the usual difficulty in raising and lowering shutters. The point was manned each season from 1930 to 1941, then abandoned. Material were salvaged and the lookout burned sometime in the early 1950's." (Louis Hartig, 'Historic Facilities of the Lochsa Ranger District' - 1981)