St. Mary Peak Lookout
US 47, MT 9
Summer 2017 photo
Lookout Details
| Registry Numbers | US 47, MT 9 (view other lookouts in United States, Montana) |
| Date Registered | November 27, 1992 |
| Nominated by | Calvin N. Joyner, District Ranger, USFS, Bitterroot NF, Stevensville Ranger District |
| Location |
Bitterroot National Forest Ravalli County, Montana |
| Coordinates |
N 46° 30.661' W 114° 14.641' (view using Google Maps) N 46° 30' 40" W 114° 14' 38" N 46.511020° W 114.244015° |
| Elevation | 9,241 ft (2,817 m) |
| Built | 1953 |
| Administered by | U.S. Forest Service |
| Cooperators | Stevensville Ranger District |
Description
St. Mary Lookout is the eighth tower to be listed in Montana and the first by the U.S. Forest Service. The Bitterroot National Forest structure was originally an L-4 on a 40' tower built in 1931, but it blew down in 1951. The current structure (1953 vintage) is a 14'x14' wooden cab with catwalk atop a 10' natural stone base.
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