Roundtop Mountain Lookout Site

In 1927, a D-6 cupola cabin was built. During this first year, Frank Algren survived a direct hit of lightning while sitting in his brand-new cabin. He was said to be so tough he never even bothered to pick the wood ticks off when they bored into him. Frank later on became a legend around the Selkirk country for his many peculiar ways.

In 1956, the cabin was removed or destroyed.

In 1964 a USGS party placed a benchmark on one of the old footings, saying that the footing was a 1-foot by 2-foot concrete post projecting 8 inches that was used for a foundation for an old lookout cabin.

Lookout Elevation: 6,466 feet
Hiking Distance: Have not visited yet
Elevation Gain: Have not visited yet
County: Pend Oreille

Not too far to the north, on the ridge was the Ace High Cabin. Due to the close proximity and that the cabin was on the ridge, I have included an image on this page and show it on the maps below. As far as I know, the cabin was not used specifically for fire but given the location on the ridge, it would not surprise me.