Hawkeye Point Lookout Site
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Lookout Elevation: 7,431 feet
Hiking Distance: 5 miles one-way
Elevation Gain: 3,300 feet
Access: Good Gravel
Hawkeye was a cupola cabin built in 1927, used from 1927 to 1933. In 1929, panoramic photos were taken from the lookout. The Hawkeye lookout was abandoned in 1933 because the fog was too frequently enveloping the peak, which impaired visibility. Goat Ridge lookout was constructed to take its place, which was down the ridgeline. Yet, the building stood for many years. It was mentioned by several USGS survey parties in the 1940s and even as late as a 1956 newspaper. The lookout was for sure gone by 1966, likely burned down that year. The USGS benchmark is stamped Hawkeye L.O. 1938.
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Northeast in 1929
Northwest in 1929
South in 1929
1933
Goat Lake
Mount Rainier and Johnson Mountain
Johnson Mountain
Looking to Mt. Adams from Hawkeye
Looking to Mount St Helens from Hawkeye
Looking down from Hawkeye Point to Goat Lake
Mule train on the trail with Hawkeye Point Lookout above
Bob Williams and Marv Perkins on Hawkeye in 1947
A 1928 Journal of the honeymoon couple who staffed the lookout.
The Phantom Bride