Applegate Butte Lookout Site
US 1772, OR 512
Applegate Butte Lookout 2001

Applegate Butte Lookout 2001 - courtesy of Rex Kamstra

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 1772, OR 512 (view other lookout sites in United States, Oregon)
Date Registered October 30, 2019
Nominated by Tammy McLeod
Location Winema National Forest
Klamath County, Oregon
Coordinates N 42° 42.463' W 121° 43.163' (view using Google Maps)
N 42° 42' 28" W 121° 43' 10"
N 42.707714° W 121.719376°
Elevation 6,079 ft (1,853 m)
Built 1936
Removed 2016
Administered by U.S. Forest Service (was built by BIA)

Description

In 1936 a 80 foot Aermotor tower with living quarters were constructed on the site. The lookout was removed in 2016.

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Photos

Applegate Butte Lookout 2015

Applegate Butte Lookout 2015 - courtesy of Ron Kemnow

Applegate Butte Lookout 1937

Applegate Butte Lookout 1937 - courtesy of Howard Verschoor collection