Lost Lake Butte Lookout Site
US 614, OR 55

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 614, OR 55 (view other lookout sites in United States, Oregon)
Date Registered August 26, 2010
Nominated by Ray Kresek
Location Mount Hood Region
Hood River County, Oregon
Coordinates N 45° 29.746' W 121° 47.751' (view using Google Maps)
N 45° 29' 45" W 121° 47' 45"
N 45.495770° W 121.795850°
Elevation 4,468 ft (1,362 m)
Administered by U.S. Forest Service

Description

A 40' wooden tower with 7'x7' cab and ground cabin living quarters was built in the 1920s. In 1949 this was replaced with a 41' treated timber L-4 tower. It was destroyed during the Columbus Day Hurricane of 1962. The original log cabin burned down in the 1970s.

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After Columbus Day 1962 hurricane

After Columbus Day 1962 hurricane