In this video, Grant and friends take us on a solid adventure, up Mica Peak in eastern Washington. We are proud to have them wear the team colors for Anything Outdoors with Steve. Mica Peak Mica Peak is the name of two separate mountain summits in the United States located approximately 5.49 miles (9 km) apart; one in Spokane County, Washington and the other in Kootenai County, Idaho. The two peaks are located along the same ridge, which separates the Spokane Valley and Rathdrum Prairie from the Palouse. The mountains have an elevation difference of only 31 ft (9.4 m) and are the southernmost peaks of the Selkirk Mountains. Other summits located along the same ridge include the 4,045 ft (1,233 m) Round Mountain, the 4,924 ft (1,501 m) Cable Peak, the 4,852 ft (1,479 m) Shasta Butte, and the 4,377 ft (1,334 m) Blossom Mountain. Mica Peak or Signal Point—located in Kootenai County—is the higher of the two peaks with an elevation of 5,243 feet (1,598 m). State Line is the closest city at seven miles (11 km) away. The name Signal Point is derived from a ski lodge of the same name that operated on the northeast face of the mountain in the 1950s–1960s. The ski lodge utilized a rope tow and the lodge building (47.6275°N 116.9813°W) can be seen as a dot on topographic maps from the time period but is no longer standing ******************************************** History Mica Peak today is a popular hiking spot with the entrance at Liberty Lake Regional Park. The very qualities that make it perfect for recreation today made it perfect for another activity nearly a hundred years ago - making moonshine. From the beginning of Prohibition in Washington in 1916 until its end in 1933, industrious Spokane bootleggers brewed potent white lightning among the dark trees of Mica Peak. Although most stills were owned by individuals, Mica Peak also sheltered some larger commercial operations. These hidden little distilleries were so well known that the product they put out had its own brand name, “Mica Moonshine.” Aside from using the cover of the forests to hide their illegal business ventures, moonshiners had other tricks they employed to evade arrest. The State Survey and the Federal Survey markers that were supposed to mark the state line between Idaho and Washington were inconsistent, leaving a swath of about 40 feet between the two. When Washington officers showed up, the moonshiners would simply point out the markers and tell the officers that they had no jurisdiction there because they were in Idaho. If Idaho officials showed up, they would tell them they were in Washington’s jurisdiction. Many of the ingredients for the moonshine came from Spokane business owner, Albert Commellini. Commellini was an Italian immigrant who had a knack for ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIN5GQ0saK8

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