Setting Sun Lookout Site

In 1933, an L-5 cab was built. The Wenatchee Daily World had two articles mentioning the work. On August 12 they wrote that Roma Johnson blazed a trail earlier in the week for an emergency lookout to be established on Setting Sun mountain. That Setting Sun, seven miles northwest of Goat Peak, looks into several small valleys which cannot be seen from the other peaks. On September 2, they reported that Tracey Heath is nearing completion a fine new forest service lookout station on Setting Sun peak this week. When finished, Tracey Heath would be going to Mebee Pass to construct a similar station.

In 1934, panoramic images were taken from the roof.

In 1935, September 13, the Wenatchee Daily World reported that Bill Wehmeyer made an overnight trip with a pack-horse the past week to Setting Sun lookout, by way of Goat peak.

In 1953, the L-5 cab was destroyed.

The lookout on Goat Peak, 5 miles to the south, could not see into the Lost River Valley. So when lightning struck in that area he would hike the 5 miles along the connecting ridge to the unoccupied Setting Sun Lookout to see if there were any fires, then hike back to Goat Peak.

The phone line that ran East toward Sweetgrass Butte was never removed and long sections can be found.