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About Spyglass Ground House

Spyglass Lookout Ground House is located on Spyglass Peak, in the heart of the Coeur d'Alene River Ranger District, Idaho Panhandle National Forests. It's approximately 2.5 miles east and slightly south, as the crow flies, of the Magee Historic Site. The Spyglass Lookout site is listed on the National Historic Lookout Register. It was first used as a patrol point in 1911 and by the 1920s supported a tower and housing for forest fire lookouts. It was an operational lookout until the mid- to late 60s and then abandoned in the 1970s. Current structures on the site include a 53-foot tower support structure (the hipped roof L-4 cab having been removed in 2014), a 1930s gable roofed ground house used as a residence for lookouts when the site was operational, and a 1930s Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) constructed outhouse. Extensive restoration of the ground house for use as a recreation rental cabin began in 2012 and was completed in 2019.

Number of accommodations: 1

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🏠 Spyglass Cabin, Loop:
4 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
$45.00
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Location Spyglass Ground House

Address:
Spyglass Lookout Ground House
Smelterville, ID, 83868
United States

Latitude & Longitude: 47.8421 / -116.197

Elevation: 1583 feet

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