HORNET PEAK LOOKOUT
Established in 1917 with a 15' pole platform and a log shed, the present D-1 log cupola cabin, built in 1922, is available on the Recreation Rental program. An exact full scale replica of the cabin was built at the Missoula Smokejumper Visitor Center in 1993.
Flathead National Forest
12 miles northwest of Polebridge
Flathead County, Montana
Elevation 6744'
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Hornet Peak in 1923 Hornet Peak L.O. Hornet Peak in 2016 Hornet Peak in 2016
Photos courtesy the Fire Lookout Museum, the Dave Bula collection, and Luke Channer