Watson Butte Lookout Site
US 933, OR 291

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 933, OR 291 (view other lookout sites in United States, Oregon)
Date Registered April 22, 2011
Nominated by Ray Kresek
Location Umpqua National Forest
Douglas County, Oregon
Coordinates N 43° 17.525' W 122° 16.460' (view using Google Maps)
N 43° 17' 31" W 122° 16' 28"
N 43.292080° W 122.274340°
Elevation 5,687 ft (1,733 m)
Administered by U.S.Forest Service

Description

In 1934 a rag camp was set up on this site, atop the westernmost of three summits. That was replaced in 1937 with an L-4 ground cab.

The cab collapsed during the Winter of 2021-22.