Bonney Butte Lookout Site
US 576, OR 17
Bonney Butte Lookout 1963

Bonney Butte Lookout 1963 - courtesy of Rex Kamstra collection

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 576, OR 17 (view other lookout sites in United States, Oregon)
Date Registered August 17, 2010
Nominated by Ray Kresek
Location Mount Hood Region
Wasco County, Oregon
Coordinates N 45° 15.773' W 121° 35.587' (view using Google Maps)
N 45° 15' 46" W 121° 35' 35"
N 45.262890° W 121.593120°
Elevation 5,600 ft (1,707 m)
Administered by U.S. Forest Service

Description

In 1925 a tent with firefinder and phone was erected by the USFS. In 1933, an L-4 cab was built on the south end of the ridge below the summit. The lookout was gone by 1967.

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Photos

Bonney Butte Lookout site 2012

Bonney Butte Lookout site 2012 - courtesy of Howard Verschoor