Johnson Butte Lookout Site - SNF
US 866, OR 233
Johnson Butte Lookout panoramic 11-7-36

Johnson Butte Lookout panoramic 11-7-36 - courtesy of National Archives-Pacific Northwest Region

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 866, OR 233 (view other lookout sites in United States, Oregon)
Date Registered March 19, 2011
Nominated by Ray Kresek
Location Siskiyou National Forest
Curry County, Oregon
Coordinates N 42° 15.215' W 123° 57.925' (view using Google Maps)
N 42° 15' 13" W 123° 57' 56"
N 42.253590° W 123.965420°
Elevation 3,779 ft (1,152 m)
Administered by U.S.Forest Service

Description

A 20' observation tower and rag camp were set up on this site in 1933 and were replaced in 1947 with a 20' treated timber L-4 tower, which was removed in 1968.

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