Emigrant Butte Lookout Site (Harney County)
US 1061, OR 419
Emigrant Butte Lookout 1940

Emigrant Butte Lookout 1940 - courtesy of Ron Kemnow collection

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 1061, OR 419 (view other lookout sites in United States, Oregon)
Date Registered June 13, 2011
Nominated by Ray Kresek
Location Ochoco National Forest
Harney County, Oregon
Coordinates N 43° 45.521' W 119° 27.278' (view using Google Maps)
N 43° 45' 31" W 119° 27' 17"
N 43.758690° W 119.454640°
Elevation 5,390 ft (1,643 m)
Administered by U.S.Forest Service

Description

A house with cupola, built in 1921, was replaced in 1933 with a 20' L-4 tower, which was gone by the 1940s.

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Emigrant Butte Lookout 1921

Emigrant Butte Lookout 1921 - courtesy of Howard Verschoor collection

Emigrant Butte Lookout

Emigrant Butte Lookout - courtesy of Ron Kemnow

Emigrant Butte Lookout site 2008

Emigrant Butte Lookout site 2008 - courtesy of Ron Kemnow