An Inventory of Lake County Lookouts
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This is original research assembled over a four year period, if you have any additions, please reference the source.
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ABERT RIM
Sec 3 T32S R21E
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Managing Agency: Fremont National Forest
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Constructed: 1932 - A 72' Aermotor LS-40 with 7x7 cab, ground cabin for living quarters
Removed: 1976
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Comments:
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AVERY PASS
Sec 2 T35S R18E
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Managing Agency: Fremont National Forest
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Constructed: 1910's - Patrol lookout
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Comments:
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BALD BUTTE
Sec 14 T34S R16E
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Managing Agency: Fremont National Forest
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Constructed: 1911 - Patrol lookout
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Constructed: 1931 - A 14x14 gable roof R-1 live in ground cabin
Removed: Standing
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Comments:
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BIG HOLE BUTTE
Sec 4 T25S R12E
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Managing Agency: Deschutes National Forest
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Constructed: 1932 - A 20' round timber tower with a 14x14 L-4-31 live in cab
Removed: ? Gone
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Comments:
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BUCK MOUNTAIN
Sec 4 T36S R18E
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Managing Agency: Fremont National Forest
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Constructed: 1910's - Patrol lookout
Removed: ?
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Comments: Possibly a tree lookout
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COLEMAN POINT
Sec 16 T36S R17E
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Managing Agency: Fremont National Forest
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Constructed: ? - Patrol lookout tree
Removed: ?
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Constructed: 1934 - A 10x10 L-5 ground cabin
Removed: 1947
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Comments: Lookout house dismantled and moved to Fitzwater Point
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COUGAR PEAK
Sec 6 T38S R18E
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Managing Agency: Fremont National Forest
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Constructed: 1911 - Unknown structures
Removed: 1923
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Constructed: 1923 - A D-6 live in cupola lookout cabin
Removed: 1954
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Constructed: 1954 - A L-4-36 live in ground cabin built on rock wall foundation
Removed: 1972
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Comments:
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CRANE MOUNTAIN
Sec 28 T40S R21E
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Managing Agency: Fremont National Forest
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Constructed: 1952 - A 10' treated timber tower with an L-4-36 live in cab
Removed: 1972
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Comments: This lookout replaced Willow Point Lookout
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DAIRY POINT
Sec 6 T36S R18E
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Managing Agency: Fremont National Forest
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Constructed: 1930's - Unknown structures
Removed: ? Gone
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Comments: An emergency lookout in conjunction with the Dairy Creek Guard Station
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DEADHORSE RIM
Sec 14 T35S R16E
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Managing Agency: Fremont National Forest
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Constructed: 1911 - Patrol lookout
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Constructed: 1915 - Unknown structures
Removed: ?
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Comments:
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DEAD INDIAN MOUNTAIN
Sec 9 T30S R16E
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Managing Agency: Fremont National Forest
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Constructed: 1930's - A 16' timber trestle type tower with a 14x14 L-4 live in cab
Removed: ? Gone
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Comments:
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DEERHEAD BUTTE
Sec 4 T31S R15E
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Managing Agency: Fremont National Forest
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Constructed: 1930's - Unknown structures
Removed: ?
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Comments: Used as an emergency lookout in conjunction with the Foster Flat Guard Station
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DOG MOUNTAIN
Sec 9 T40S R17E
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Managing Agency: Fremont National Forest
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Constructed: 1910's - Patrol lookout, unknown structures
Removed: 1926
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Constructed: 1926 - A D-6 live in cupola lookout cabin
Removed: 1947
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Constructed: 1947 - A 14x14 L-4-36 live in ground cabin
Removed: 1997
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Constructed: 1997 - A two story modern rustic design with living quarters on first floor
Removed: Still in service
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Comments:
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DRAKES PEAK
Sec 5 T38S R22E
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Managing Agency: Fremont National Forest
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Constructed: 1912 - Patrol lookout, later a small ground cabin
Removed: 1928
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Constructed: 1928 - A D-6 live in cupola llokout house
Removed: 1948
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Constructed: 1948 - A 14x14 L-4-36 live in ground cabin
Removed: Standing, emergency use and rental
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Comments: All the above structures were located on the same site. Light Peak was used as a secondary observation point.
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FIR TIMBER BUTTE
Sec 2 T34S R18E
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Managing Agency: Fremont National Forest
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Constructed: 1910's - Patrol lookout
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Comments:
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FISHHOLE MOUNTAIN
Sec 23 T38S R16E
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Managing Agency: Fremont National Forest
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Constructed: 1933 - Emergency lookout, no structures
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Constructed: 1938 - A 54' sawn timber tower with a 14x14 L-4-36 live in cab
Removed: 1984
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Comments: This structure was erected by the CCC. The cab was entered through an interior trap door
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FITZWATER POINT
Sec 10 T41S R15E
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Managing Agency: Fremont National Forest
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Constructed: 1934 - An emergency lookout without structures
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Constructed: 1948 - A 10x10 ground cabin
Removed: 1968
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Comments: The lookout house was recycled from the old Coleman Point Lookout
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FORT ROCK
Sec 29 T25S R14E
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Managing Agency: Deschutes National Forest
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Constructed: 1920's - A secondary lookout site, unknown structures
Removed: ?
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Comments:
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FOSTER BUTTE
Sec 29 T30S R15E
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Managing Agency: Fremont National Forest
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Constructed: 1930's - An emergency lookout site in conjunction with the Foster Flat Guard Station
Removed: ?
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Comments:
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FOX BUTTE
Sec 6 T23S R16E
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Managing Agency: Deschutes National Forest
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Constructed: 1919 - Heliograph and compass
Removed: 1924
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Constructed: 1924 - A D-6 live in cupola lookout cabin
Removed: 1926 - Destroyed in a forest fire
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Constructed: 1926 - A live in ground cabin and pole observation tower
Removed: 1933
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Constructed: 1933 - An 80' Aermotor LS-40 steel tower with 7x7 cab, ground cabin for living quarters
Removed: Standing, used as emergency lookout
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Comments: The first three listings were located on the western end of the butte. The living quarters for the Aermotor was moved from the western point at the time of construction, in 1948 the living quarters were replaced with the R-1 cabin from Sixteen Butte.
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FREMONT POINT
Sec 21 T31S R16E
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Managing Agency: Fremont National Forest
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Constructed: 1931 - A 72' Aermotor LS-40 steel tower with 7x7 cab, ground cabin for living quarters
Removed: 2003
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Comments: The tower was considerably weakened in a forest fire in 2002 and was removed in 2003
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GEARHART MOUNTAIN
Sec 5 T36S R16E
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Managing Agency: Klamath Forest Protective Association and Fremont National Forest
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Constructed: 1926 - KFPA lookout, unknown structures
Removed: ?
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Constructed: 1930's - 10x10 L-5 ground cabin
Removed: ? Gone
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Comments: The site was established by the Forest Sevice in 1930 and was used into the 1940's
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GREEN MOUNTAIN
Sec 10 T25S R17E
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Managing Agency: BLM
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Constructed: c.1961 - A small ground cabin for secondary purposes
Removed: 1963
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Constructed: 1963 - Two story live in BLM style lookout building
Removed: Still in service
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Comments:
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HAGAR MOUNTAIN
Sec 35 T29S R14E
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Managing Agency: Fremont National Forest
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Constructed: 1915 - An octogon shape ground cabin
Removed: 1936
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Constructed: 1936 - A 14x14 L-4-36 live in ground cabin
Removed: 1967
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Constructed: 1967 - A R-6 live in ground cabin
Removed: Still in service
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Comments: This was the first permanently full time staffed lookout on the forest. The current structure has been modified from the original R-6.
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INDIAN BUTTE
Sec 27 T23S R13E
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Managing Agency: Deschutes National Forest
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Constructed: 1924 - Used as an emergency lookout, unknown structures
Removed: ?
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Constructed: c.1932 - A 10' timber tower with a 14x14 L-4-31 live in cab
Removed: ? Gone
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Comments:
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LOOKOUT ROCK
Sec 11 T36S R16E
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Managing Agency: Fremont National Forest
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Constructed: c.1931 - Crow's nest in a @15' tree
Removed: ?
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Constructed: 1932 - A 16' trestle type timber tower with a 14x14 L-4-31 live in cab
Removed: 1962
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Constructed: 1962 - A 19' treated timber tower with a R-6 live in cab
Removed: Standing
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Comments:
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McCARTY BUTTE
Sec 7 T26S R13E
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Managing Agency: Fremont National Forest
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Constructed: c.1939 - A 12x12 non standard ground cabin
Removed: ? Gone
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Comments:
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MORGAN BUTTE
Sec 13 T35S R18E
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Managing Agency: Fremont National Forest
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Constructed: 1958 - Lookout house moved from Round Pass
Removed: 1964
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Constructed: 1964 - A live in R-6 ground cabin
Removed: Still in service
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Comments: The first structure was moved from it's former site by low-boy trailer. The current R-6 has been modufied.
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QUARTZ BUTTE
Sec 36 T37S R16E
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Managing Agency: Klamath Forest Protective Association
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Constructed: 1931 - Unknown structures
Removed: ? Gone
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Comments:
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RODMAN ROCK
Sec 34 T29S R12E
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Managing Agency: Fremont National Forest
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Constructed: 1933 - A 16' trestle type timber tower with a 14x14 L-4-31 live in cab
Removed: 1968
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Comments:
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ROUND PASS
Sec 32 T35S R19E
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Managing Agency: Fremont National Forest
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Constructed: 1916 - Unknown structures
Removed: 1922
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Constructed: 1922 - Possibly a 12x12 structure
Removed: ?
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Constructed: ? Unknown
Removed: 1958
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Comments: Last structure moved to Morgan Butte when an OMNI Range Station was constructed on the site. The site was used as a lookout site several years after the lookout removal. The history on this site is very skimpy.
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SHOESTRING BUTTE
Sec 1 T37S R18E
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Managing Agency: Fremont National Forest
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Constructed: 1931 - A 73' Aermotor LS-40 steel tower with 7x7 cab, ground cabin for living quarters
Removed: 1968
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Comments:
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SIXTEEN BUTTE
Sec 9 T23S R15E
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Managing Agency: Deschutes National Forest
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Constructed: 1931 - A 14x14 R-1 gable roof live in gound cabin
Removed: 1948
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Comments: The lookout house was moved to Fox Butte to be used for living quarters
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SLIDE MOUNTAIN
Sec 29 T33S R17E
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Managing Agency: Fremont National Forest
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Constructed: 1925 - A crow's nest in a tree
Removed: 1929
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Constructed: 1929 - A 47' Aermotor LX-25 steel tower with a 7x7 cab, ground cabin for living quarters
Removed: 1968
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Comments:
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SQUAW BUTTE
Sec 14 T29S R16E
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Managing Agency: Fremont National Forest
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Constructed: 1930's - Unknown type of lookout
Removed: ?
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Comments:
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STRAWBERRY BUTTE
Sec 18 T40S R16E
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Managing Agency: Fremont National Forest
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Constructed: c.1930 - A crow's nest in a 105' tree
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Constructed: 1933 - A 100' Aermotor LS-40 steel tower with a 7x7 cab, ground cabin for living quarters
Removed: ? Gone
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Comments:
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SYCAN BUTTE
Sec 23 T31S R14E
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Managing Agencies: Fremont National Forest, Klamath Forest Protective Association and Oregon Department of Forestry
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Constructed: 1931 - A 35" round timber tower with a 14x14 L-4-31 live in cab
Removed: 1964
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Constructed: 1964 - A 30' steel tower with Amort style live in cab
Removed: 1988
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Comments: The steel tower was moved to Hogback Mountain and reassembled with a new cab
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SYCAN MARSH (ZX)
Sec 21 T32S R14E
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Managing Agencies: Fremont National Forest, ZX Ranch cooperators and Klamath Indian Agency
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Constructed: 1920's - A 20' pole tower with open cab
Removed: Standing
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Comments
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WILLOW POINT
Sec 22 T40S R21E
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Managing Agency: Fremont National Forest
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Constructed: 1933 - A 25' trestle type timber tower with a 14x14 L-4-31 live in cab
Removed: 1952
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Comments: Duties were transfered to Crane Mountain. The garage was also moved to the new lookout.
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