Hidden Lake was added to the National Historic Lookout Register in 1996 and is one of two gable roof style lookouts that remain on the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie Forest, the other being Three Fingers. A donation of $15-$25/night is suggested and welcomed. The lookout is maintained today by Friends of Hidden Lake Lookout and available to visitors on a first come basis, year round. The lookout was used during WWII as an Aircraft Warning System and staffed from 1951 to 1958. In 1961, it was restored by Dr.
Hidden Lake was one of the earlier L-4 lookouts built in the Mount Baker Forest. Everything was then carried by hand and winched 400′ to the summit for assembly. Materials were shipped to the Baker River Ranger Station, then carried 7 miles up trail by pack teams to a saddle between Hidden Lake and the southern summit of the peak. The design was developed in 1930 by the Aladdin Company from Portland, Oregon, who was the principal supplier to the US Forest Service of pre-cut lookout houses. Forest Service and members of Larson Brothers Construction. Hidden Lake Lookout was built in late summer or fall of 1932 by the U.S.
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