Quartz Butte Lookout Site (Lake County)
US 1774, OR 514
Quartz Butte Lookout panoramic 5-13-1934

Quartz Butte Lookout panoramic 5-13-1934 - courtesy of National Archives-Pacific Northwest Region

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 1774, OR 514 (view other lookout sites in United States, Oregon)
Date Registered November 1, 2019
Nominated by Tammy McLeod
Location Fremont National Forest
Lake County, Oregon
Coordinates N 42° 19.106' W 120° 47.155' (view using Google Maps)
N 42° 19' 06" W 120° 47' 09"
N 42.318441° W 120.785918°
Elevation 6,279 ft (1,914 m)
Built 1934
Administered by U.S. Forest Service

Description

An observation tower and cabin were built on the site in 1934. The lookout was abandoned in 1948 and is gone.

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Photos

Quartz Butte Lookout site 2005

Quartz Butte Lookout site 2005 - courtesy of Ron Kemnow