LEWIS & CLARK COUNTY
STEAMBOAT MOUNTAIN
Lewis and Clark National Forest
18N-8W-17
18N-8W-17
June 19, 1930: "Ranger Harris has a crew of men at work building a trail around Steam-boat Mountain.
The purpose of this trail is to have access to the new look-out station to be placed on the top of Steam-boat Mountain." (The Augusta News)
The purpose of this trail is to have access to the new look-out station to be placed on the top of Steam-boat Mountain." (The Augusta News)
July 31, 1930: "Supervisor W. E. Lockhart returned last Thursday from a general inspection trip of the south end of the Lewis and Clark forest. He also inspected the new forest telephone line which is in process of construction from the Elk creek ranger station to Steamboat mountain. Three men are engaged in this work and he found that it will be completed in about two weeks." (The Choteau Acantha)
August 28, 1930: "The trail and the telephone line have been completed to the lookout camp on the top of Steamboat Mountain. This station may be reached by calling the Elk Creek Ranger Station. The trail crew are now working on a trail up the West Fork of Falls Creek to let men and provisions in case of fire." (The Augusta News)
December 15, 1933: A new lookout house has been built at Steamboat mountain in the Sun river district. (The Independent Record)
DESIGNATION - STEAMBOAT MTN LOOKOUT HOUSE
PID - ST0514
STATE/COUNTY- MT/LEWIS AND CLARK
COUNTRY - US
USGS QUAD - JAKIE CREEK (1995)
STATION DESCRIPTION
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1960 (OSR)
THE STATION IS THE TOP-CENTER OF THE LOOKOUT HOUSE. IT IS
LOCATED 13 MILES SOUTH AND 12 MILES EAST OF AUGUSTA, 10 MILES
WEST OF BEAN LAKE, 4 MILES EAST AND 2 MILES SOUTH OF WELCOME
CREEK RANGER STATION AND NEAR THE SOUTH SIDE CENTER OF SECTION
17, R 8 W, T 18 N.
THE LOOKOUT IS CONSTRUCTED OF WOOD, PAINTED WHITE AND IS
APPROXIMATELY 14 X 14 FEET SQUARE. ITS HEIGHT, OVERALL, IS
APPROXIMATELY 14 FEET.