Yellow Butte Lookout Site
US 1699, OR 500
Yellow Butte Lookout 1932 - 1948

Yellow Butte Lookout 1932 - 1948 - courtesy of Oregon Lookouts

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 1699, OR 500 (view other lookout sites in United States, Oregon)
Date Registered June 9, 2017
Nominated by Ben Simons
Location Douglas County, Oregon
Coordinates N 43° 32.784' W 123° 24.214' (view using Google Maps)
N 43° 32' 47" W 123° 24' 13"
N 43.546398° W 123.403560°
Elevation 2,208 ft (673 m)
Built 1943
Removed 2016
National Historic Lookout Register US 1014, OR 127
Administered by Douglas Forest Protective Association

Description

A 60-foot wooden tower was originally constructed on this site in 1936. It was replaced in 1943 by a 50-foot treated timber live-in tower, which was removed about 2016.

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Photos

Yellow Butte Lookout 1948 - 2015

Yellow Butte Lookout 1948 - 2015 - courtesy of Howard Verschoor collection

Yellow Butte Lookout 2003

Yellow Butte Lookout 2003 - courtesy of Howard Verschoor