Kirkland Butte Lookout Site
US 1122, OR 477
Lookout Details
| Registry Numbers | US 1122, OR 477 (view other lookout sites in United States, Oregon) |
| Date Registered | August 19, 2011 |
| Nominated by | Ray Kresek |
| Location |
Wallowa-Whitman National Forest Wallowa County, Oregon |
| Coordinates |
N 45° 50.256' W 117° 07.977' (view using Google Maps) N 45° 50' 15" W 117° 07' 59" N 45.837600° W 117.132950° |
| Elevation | 5,244 ft (1,598 m) |
| Administered by | U.S.Forest Service |
Description
The first lookout on this site was a 90' tree platform built around 1926. A 100' treated timber tower with L-6 cab, constructed in 1934, fell down in the wind in 1940, but the accompanying ground cabin living quarters dating from this time is still on the summit. A 101' steel Aermotor tower replaced the wooden one in 1941, only to be removed in the 1950s.
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