About Lunch Peak Lookout
Lunch Peak lookout offers breathtaking views of Cabinet Mountain Wilderness, the Selkirk Mountains and Lake Pend Oreille. Located in the Cabinet Mountains, 35 miles northeast of Sandpoint, Idaho, the lookout sits at 6,414 ft. Guests can enjoy easy access to Pend Oreille Divide Trail 67. The lookout is remote and rustic with no heat, furnishings, water or cooking facilities. This basic structure lets visitors experience the feeling of "roughing it" while enjoying the cozy shelter and incredible views of the mountains and valleys below. The Pend Oreille Divide Trail 67 starts just below the lookout and is suitable for hiking, horseback riding and mountain biking. It follows ridge lines for much of its length and offers great views in all directions. A nice day hike is out to Mt. Pend Oreille and back. 8 miles roundtrip. The 15'x15' cabin was remodeled in 2002 and sits atop a 15' high…
- Season: July – October
- Managed by: Idaho Panhandle National Forests, FS
- Where: 10 mi northeast of Hope, ID · 48.36806, -116.185
Things to do:
Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jul–Aug (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Oct–Apr.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trestle Creek | ATV road | 0.4 mi | 13.2 mi |
| Lightning Creek | ATV road | 0.5 mi | 17.2 mi |
| Char Falls | Hiking | 0.6 mi | 3.1 mi |
| Pend Oreille Divide | Horse | 0.7 mi | 10.8 mi |
| Lake Darling | Horse | 1.6 mi | 7.5 mi |
| Beetop-Roundtop | Horse | 1.7 mi | 24.7 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
AT&T 4G
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way casts shadows and the sky is crowded with stars.
Class 1 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 17.7 mi
Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.Camps nearby
- Dispersed spot · 12 mi W of Troy 3 mi
- Huckleberry Campground 5.6 mi
- Porcupine Lake Campground 8.6 mi
- Trestle Creek 10 mi
- Sam Owen 11.5 mi
- Clark Fork Driftyard 13.6 mi