Cedar Butte Lookout Site
US 677, OR 109
Cedar Butte Lookout

Cedar Butte Lookout - courtesy of Howard Verschoor collection

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 677, OR 109 (view other lookout sites in United States, Oregon)
Date Registered September 23, 2010
Nominated by Ray Kresek
Location Oregon North Coast Region
Tillamook County, Oregon
Coordinates N 45° 35.435' W 123° 38.823' (view using Google Maps)
N 45° 35' 26" W 123° 38' 49"
N 45.590580° W 123.647050°
Elevation 3,100 ft (945 m)
Administered by Northwest Oregon FPA/OFD

Description

In 1917, a rag camp and pole platform were set up. In 1937 that was replaced with a 40' pole live-in tower, which was destroyed by a forest fire in 1938. In 1939 a 40' pole L-4 tower was constructed, which is now gone.

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Cedar Butte Lookout 1917 - 1937

Cedar Butte Lookout 1917 - 1937 - courtesy of Howard Verschoor collection

Cedar Butte Lookout ground cabin

Cedar Butte Lookout ground cabin - courtesy of Howard Verschoor collection