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Meadow Peak Lookout (Mt)

US Forest Service · Montana

Meadow Peak Lookout (Mt) in Montana. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 803 public campsites we map in Montana.

Meadow Peak Lookout sits atop its namesake mountain at an elevation of 6,710 feet in the Kootenai National Forest. The lookout has been used as an observation point for spotting forest fires for over 90 years. On July 13, 1948 J.K. Pomajevic wrote, "hiked up to Meadow Peak on Trail 46, about a 6 mile walk from road to lookout. At this point there is a cabin with a cupola on top. It is connected to Bend Ranger Station by telephone".

What we know about it

Managed by
US Forest Service
Fee
$45/night
Booking
Reservation required
Dogs
Allowed on a leash (USFS policy)
Phone
406-293-7773
Coordinates
48.07965, -114.98908

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Source: Recreation.gov, dated 2026-03-11, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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