IRIS POINT LOOKOUT
R.I.P. 1920's-1930; 1930-1961
Established in the 1920's with a platform atop 3 trees, a 30' pole L-4 tower was built in 1930. From 1961 through 1972, a pop-up cupola trailer was used. The site has been abandoned since.
Lolo National Forest
16 miles southeast of Missoula
Missoula County, Montana
Elevation 6425'

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Iris Point in 1930 Iris Point in 1934
Photos courtesy the Dave Bula collection and the Fire Lookout Museum