Akers Butte Lookout Site
US 1821, OR 544
Akers Butte Lookout 1930's - 1940's

Akers Butte Lookout 1930's - 1940's - courtesy of Howard Verschoor collection

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 1821, OR 544 (view other lookout sites in United States, Oregon)
Date Registered November 15, 2019
Nominated by Tammy McLeod
Location Wallowa County, Oregon
Coordinates N 45° 42.853' W 117° 34.376' (view using Google Maps)
N 45° 42' 51" W 117° 34' 23"
N 45.714215° W 117.572926°
Elevation 4,448 ft (1,356 m)
Built 1933
Administered by Oregon Department of Forestry

Description

A 38 foot tower and a cabin were built on the site in 1933. It was abandoned in the 1940's and is gone.

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Photos

Akers Butte Lookout panoramic 6-14-1938

Akers Butte Lookout panoramic 6-14-1938 - courtesy of National Archives-Pacific Northwest Region

Akers Butte Lookout site 2010

Akers Butte Lookout site 2010 - courtesy of Howard Verschoor