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Lookout Mountain
A map of Idaho showing the location of Lookout Mountain
A map of Idaho showing the location of Lookout Mountain
Lookout Mountain
Location in Idaho
Highest point
Elevation 9,954 ft (3,034 m)
Prominence 1,854 ft (565 m)
Parent peak Blackmon Peak
Geography
Location Custer County, Idaho, U.S.
Parent range White Cloud Mountains
Topo map USGS Washington Peak
Climbing
Easiest route Hiking, class 1

Lookout Mountain at 9,954 feet (3,034 m) above sea level is a peak in the White Cloud Mountains of Idaho. The peak is located in Sawtooth National Recreation Area in Custer County 4.72 mi (7.60 km) from Blackmon Peak, its line parent. A maintained trail goes to the summit where an old U.S. Forest Service fire lookout is located. The lookout was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps and was recently refurbished.

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