US
127, Idaho 5
Idaho Panhandle National Forest
Boundary County, Idaho
Elevation: 6590'
Coordinates: N48.97292 W117.001729
Administrative Unit: U.S. Forest Service
Cooperators: Priest Lake Ranger District, Spokane Mountaineers, and the
Priest River Back Country Horsemen
Date Registered: 6 /17/1995
To Topographical Map
Little Snowy Top is the only remaining 1930s vintage groundhouse L-4 lookout
in the Priest Lake area of northern Idaho. Located only two miles south of the
Canadian border, its use was phased out in the 1960s, but it escaped
demolition due to its remote location (a nine-mile trail). In 1987 volunteers
from the Spokane Mountaineers and the Priest River Back Country Horsemen
assisted the Priest Lake Ranger District of the Idaho Panhandle National
Forests in a two-year restoration effort of the 14’x 14’ groundhouse.
Corrections or Additions? Contact
Webmaster.
Back to Top
