MONUMENTAL MOUNTAIN LOOKOUT
R.I.P. 1926-1939; 1939-1958
First used as a detection site in 1926 with a D-6 cupola cabin 600' north of the summit, a 50' pole L-4 tower replaced it in 1939. It was destroyed in 1958.
Colville National Forest
12 miles ESE of Ione
Pend Oreille County, Washington
Elevation 5700'

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Monumental Mtn. in 1927 Monumental Mtn. in 1958 Monumental Mtn. in 1958
Photos courtesy the Fire Lookout Museum and Gary Weber