Red Butte Lookout Site (WNF)
US 1827, OR 550
Red Butte Lookout 1920's - 1931

Red Butte Lookout 1920's - 1931 - courtesy of Howard Verschoor collection

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 1827, OR 550 (view other lookout sites in United States, Oregon)
Date Registered November 18, 2019
Nominated by Tammy McLeod
Location Willamette National Forest
Linn County, Oregon
Coordinates N 44° 30.490' W 121° 52.387' (view using Google Maps)
N 44° 30' 29" W 121° 52' 23"
N 44.508171° W 121.873124°
Elevation 5,843 ft (1,781 m)
Built 1920's
Administered by U.S. Forest Service

Description

In the 1920's a shake cabin was constructed on the site which was replaced by a L-4 cab in 1931. The lookout was later abandoned and is gone.

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Photos

Red Butte Lookout panoramic 9-30-1933

Red Butte Lookout panoramic 9-30-1933 - courtesy of National Archives-Pacific Northwest Region