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Slumber Mountain/Peak Lookout Site

Was used as a patrol point in a period when decaying snags became a critical hazard following the fires of the twenties. Kresek

In 1932, Lawrence McKay started building a 40-foot pole tower with 7-foot by 7-foot cab on the summit. Below was a tent cabin. The site was abandoned in the 1940s.

On July 18, 1935, members of the Sullivan Lake CCC camp were called out to fight a small fire near the Slumber peak lookout station.
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Lookout Elevation: 3,470 feet
Hiking Distance: Have not visited yet
Elevation Gain: Have not visited yet
County: Pend Oreille
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1934 USGS (1959 update)
Slumber Mountain Lookout usgs map
Slumber Mountain Lookout in 1933