BAPTISTE LOOKOUT
First used about 1924 with a 10' pole platform, a 30' pole tower with 12x12' cab was added in 1928. The present 30' treated timber tower with R-6 flat cab, built in 1964, was last used for emergencies in the 1970's.
Flathead National Forest
25 miles southeast of Hungry Horse MT
Flathead County, Montana
Elevation 6698'
Map
USGS Benchmark TM0926

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Baptiste in 2004
Photo courtesy of Dominic Luebbers