SKAGIT COUNTY
MT JOSEPHINE
State
36N-7E-19
36N-7E-19
1933: The Washington Forest Fire Association cooperated with the Civilian Conservation Corps in the erection of a lookout tower on Mt Josephine.
1958-60: "The lookout construction work is performed by the Department's own carpentry crew. In the past two years, the crew completed nine lookouts at a cost averaging $8,000 apiece, one of which is located at Mt Josephine, Skagit County." (2nd Biennial Report Washington Department of Natural Resources)
Removed
DESIGNATION - JOSEPHINE
PID - TQ0688
STATE/COUNTY- WA/SKAGIT
COUNTRY - US
USGS QUAD - HAMILTON (1989)
STATION DESCRIPTION
DESCRIBED BY US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1939
LOCATED ABOUT 4.5 MI N. AND 1 MI E. OF HAMILTON. ON MT.
JOSEPHINE, A PROMINENT, TIMBERED PEAK ON DIVIDE BETWEEN SKAGIT
RIVER AND SOUTH FORK OF NOOKSACK RIVER.
STATION RECOVERY (1950)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1950
RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED BY USGS.
TO REACH FROM HAMILTON POST OFFICE, GO 0.7 MI W. ON STATE HWY
17A TO RR. X-ING. AND GRAVEL RD. TAKE GRAVEL RD. 0.5 MI N. TO
STOP SIGN. TURN RIGHT 0.1 MI E. TURN LEFT 0.3 MI N. TO LOCKED
GATE (OBTAIN KEY FROM SOUND VIEW PULP CO. IN HAMILTON), GO 2.6 MI
TO RD. FORK AND SIGN MT. JOSEPHINE TRUCK TRAIL. TURN RIGHT ON
TRUCK TRAIL 9.7 MI TO TOP AND STATION.