Priscilla Peak Lookout

Closed — Not currently available for rental. The Forest Service is working on a restoration project to eventually add this lookout to the cabin rental program, but it is not yet open to the public for overnight stays.

About

Priscilla Peak Lookout stands as one of only three rare 14-square foot fire lookout cabins with a gable roof and cupola in the Forest Service's Northern Region. Built in 1929, this historic structure sits on Sundance Ridge at an elevation of 6,946 feet in the Cabinet Mountains, approximately 11 miles northeast of Thompson Falls, Montana. The lookout is currently part of the Priscilla Lookout to Driveway Peak Project, a Forest Service initiative that includes relocating the historic lookout building from Priscilla Peak to Driveway Peak. The proposal also includes restoring the original Priscilla Peak Lookout structure and adding it to the cabin rental program on the Plains/Thompson Falls Ranger District of the Lolo National Forest. The site can be accessed via a challenging 9.5-mile out-and-back trail that typically takes about 7 hours to complete. The lookout offers expansive views across the surrounding mountains and valleys, though the area is remote and requires significant physical effort to reach.

Directions

From Highway 200, take Thompson River Road 556 east of Thompson Falls. The Sundance Ridge Trailhead is located several miles up on the left side of the road. This trail leads to Priscilla Peak Lookout.

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