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Surveyors Lookout.
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 SURVEYORS LOOKOUT
Location:
106 miles SE of St. Maries, ID near Mallard-Larkins Pioneer Area
Attractions: Surveyors Lookout is perched
at 6000’ elevation on top of Surveyors Ridge. This 30 foot tower
overlooks the spectacular Mallard-Larkins Pioneer Area, Snow Peak and
the surrounding mountains. Snow Peak, Middle Sister and Mallard Peak
Lookouts are still standing and can be seen from Surveyors.
Fee:
$35/night
Capacity:
4 maximum
Availability/Reservations: www.recreation.gov
Altitude:
6000’
Remarks:
Access via a rugged single-lane road with pullouts. Not recommended for
low clearance vehicles. Road may be slick when wet.
Facilities: Furnishings include propane
refrigerator, cook stove, heater and lights; one twin bed with
mattress, one extra mattress; one cabinet/chest with a few drawers;
table, bench and chairs. There is an outhouse located near the lookout.
A spring is located along the road approximately 1.4 miles away. Treat
or boil all water before drinking.
History:
The original pole structure lookout was built in 1931 and was part of a
network of Lookouts used to watch for fires in the Upper St. Joe
Country. The original lookout was replaced with the current treated
timber lookout in 1964. Surveyors is on the National Historic Register
for Lookouts.
Related links: Forest
Fire Lookout Association, Surveyors
Lookout on the National Historic Lookout Register
More information contact: St. Joe Ranger District
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Fog creeps up the valleys below Surveyors
Lookout.
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