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Northwest Peak Lookout. Photo by Bob Hosea.
Northwest Peak Lookout

Davis Lake. Photo by Bob Hosea.
Davis Lake

Cutthroat Trout. Photo by Bob Hosea.
Cutthroat Trout

On the trail. Photo by Bob Hosea.
On the trail

Lake from lookout. Photo by Bob Hosea.
Lake from lookout
David Lake from Northwest Peak Lookout.

Trail Sign. Photo by Bob Hosea.
Trail Sign

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Hike to Northwest Peak Lookout
by Trail report by Bob Hosea
July 28, 2010

Bob Hosea hiked with friend, Tom Horelick, to Northwest Peak Lookout in the Yaak on Sunday, July 25th. Below is his trail report. He didn't do a video for this hike because last week he dropped his camera in Fish lakes and it isn't working 100% yet. He expects to have it up and running soon. Bob is an avid hiker and welcomes comments and questions from people about area hikes. He can be reached by e-mail at: hiking@thebobfactor.com. Photos by Bob Hosea.

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"The trailhead for the Northwest Peak lookout #169, is approximately twenty miles up the Pete Creek road #338. Pete Creek road starts just a few miles south of Yaak, Montana, on highway #508.

The trail to the top of Northwest Peak is in excellent condition. It is about 2.5 miles to the top with an elevation gain of 1400 feet.

On the way to the lookout you pass through both timbered areas and open rocky areas.In the rocky areas the trail is marked well with many small rock cairns.

There were many wildflowers growing along the trail which included Sticky Aster, Dwarf Bramble, False Solomon's Seal, Davidson's Penstemon, Sego Lily, Davidson's penstemon and many others.

There were many, many biting flies on the trail and both biting flies and yellow jackets at the lookout.

The view from the top of Northwest Peak is spectacular. Northwest Peak is just 2.5 miles south of the Canadian border, so with the right weather conditions you are able to view the Canadian Rocky Mountains to the north. To the south, you can see as far as the Cabinet Mountains, with good weather conditions.

The lookout that sits on top is actually a small building and not a tower at all, and it's in fairly good shape.

Just below the top of Northwest Peak is a small lake named Davis Lake. There isn't any trail that goes down to Davis Lake, so you have to find your own way down. The way that we went to the lake was to backtrack down the trail from the lookout approximately 1/3 mile and then cross over to the ridge that is above the lake. From there, you will drop down 700 feet in elevation to get to the lake. It took us about 25 minutes to go down to the lake from the lookout and one hour to get back up to the trail. The lake has cutthroat trout in it that were around 10 inches long.

During our hike we didn't see any other people."



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  • Trail Marker. Photo by Bob Hosea.
    Trail Marker

    Along the trail. Photo by Bob Hosea.
    Along the trail

    Trees and rocks. Photo by Bob Hosea.
    Trees and rocks

    Trail Markers. Photo by Bob Hosea.
    Trail Markers
    Rock cairn trail markers along the way

    Davis Lake Panorama. Photo by Bob Hosea.
    Davis Lake Panorama

    Davis Lake. Photo by Bob Hosea.
    Davis Lake

    Davis Lake. Photo by Bob Hosea.
    Davis Lake

    Davis Lake. Photo by Bob Hosea.
    Davis Lake

    Davis Lake. Photo by Bob Hosea.
    Davis Lake

    Davis Lake. Photo by Bob Hosea.
    Davis Lake

    Davis Lake. Photo by Bob Hosea.
    Davis Lake

    Davis Lake. Photo by Bob Hosea.
    Davis Lake

    Lookout in the distance. Photo by Bob Hosea.
    Lookout in the distance

    Near the top. Photo by Bob Hosea.
    Near the top
    View of the lookout near the top.

    Inside the lookout. Photo by Bob Hosea.
    Inside the lookout

    Inside Lookout - a little rough. Photo by Bob Hosea.
    Inside Lookout - a little rough

    Inside. Photo by Bob Hosea.
    Inside

    Lightning Warning. Photo by Bob Hosea.
    Lightning Warning

    Lookout Outhouse. Photo by Bob Hosea.
    Lookout Outhouse

    Rock Cairn. Photo by Bob Hosea.
    Rock Cairn

    High trail. Photo by Bob Hosea.
    High trail

    Canadian Rockies. Photo by Bob Hosea.
    Canadian Rockies
    View looking north towards the Canadian Rocky Mountains.

    Out the doorway. Photo by Bob Hosea.
    Out the doorway
    View looking out of the doorway of the Lookout.

    Last of the snow. Photo by Bob Hosea.
    Last of the snow
    Last of the snow at the lake.

    Looking Back. Photo by Bob Hosea.
    Looking Back
    Heading to the lake, looking back towards the Lookout

    Meadow. Photo by Bob Hosea.
    Meadow

    Heading to the lake. Photo by Bob Hosea.
    Heading to the lake

    Small meadow. Photo by Bob Hosea.
    Small meadow

    Old trail sign. Photo by Bob Hosea.
    Old trail sign

    Last view of lake. Photo by Bob Hosea.
    Last view of lake
    Last view of the lake before heading down

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