The Long Way
Sanders County
A campfire burns in a metal ring with a small building on a rocky ridge behind it.
Plate I. Fire ring and Sex Peak Lookout. From recreation.gov
A historic black and white photograph of a fire lookout tower from the outside.
Plate II. Historic Sex Peak Lookout. From recreation.gov
A historic black and white photograph showing a lookout building on a rocky hilltop.
Plate III. Sex Peak Lookout cabin. From missoulacurrent.com
A small white lookout building sits atop a rocky hill against a clear blue sky.
Plate IV. Sex Peak Lookout atop a rocky peak. From recreation.gov
A fire lookout cabin stands on a rocky summit with an American flag flying nearby.
Plate V. Sex Peak Lookout cabin. From recreation.gov
A scenic view of a green valley surrounded by pine trees and mountains under a blue sky.
Plate VI. View of Big Beaver Creek Valley, Sex Peak Lookout. From recreation.gov
Two beds inside a room with large glass windows.
Plate VII. Interior beds, Sex Peak Lookout Rental. From recreation.gov
The interior of a fire lookout cabin with a wood stove and large windows.
Plate VIII. Interior view, Sex Peak Lookout Rental. From recreation.gov

Sex Peak. Lookout Rental

Trout Creek, Sanders County, Montana. Lookout rental; late June through mid-October.

Details

Map. Trout Creek, Sanders County, Montana. Larger map
Where
Cabinet RD 2693 MT Hwy. 200, Trout Creek, MT 59874. Directions
When
Check-in 2:00 pm / Check-out is 11:00 am.
Getting there
From Cabinet Ranger Station, travel approximately 11 miles southeast on Highway 200 and turn right onto Big Beaver Creek Road 152 (Faro Lane).
Fees
$45.00 a night.
Access
There is no water; guests must provide their own for drinking, cooking and washing.
Walk-in or reserve
There is a 5 consecutive day stay limit. A break of 7 days is requested before making another reservation.
Phone
406-827-3533
Website
recreation.gov
Managed by
Kootenai National Forest, Cabinet Ranger District.
Established
1948.
Coordinates
47.72389, -115.64528.

Sex Peak Lookout is situated in the Rocky Mountains at an elevation of 5,772 feet in the Kootenai National Forest. The original lookout was constructed in the early 1920s and replaced by the current lookout in 1948.

Notable Events

  1. 1940sSex Peak was built in the early 1920's and rebuilt in the 1940's. foresthistory.org
  2. 1948The original early-1920s lookout was replaced by the current lookout in 1948. fs.usda.gov
  3. 1986It was refurbished and placed on the Recreation Rental program in 1986. foresthistory.org

People

  • Harry Baker, supervisor of what was then Cabinet National Forest who named the peak with I.V. Anderson.
  • I.V. Anderson, early forester who named the peak with Harry Baker.

Sources

  1. fs.usda.gov/r01/kootenai/recreation/sex-peak-lookout
  2. recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/234433
  3. missoulacurrent.com/sex-peak-lookout
  4. fs.usda.gov/r01/kootenai/recreation/sex-peak-lookout
  5. foresthistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/1910_Fires_Day_Trip.pdf