Ragsdale Butte Lookout Site
US 893, OR 260
Ragsdale Butte Lookout 1939 - 1962

Ragsdale Butte Lookout 1939 - 1962 - courtesy of Ron Kemnow collection

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 893, OR 260 (view other lookout sites in United States, Oregon)
Date Registered March 27, 2011
Nominated by Ray Kresek
Location Southwest Oregon
Jackson County, Oregon
Coordinates N 42° 47.344' W 122° 46.992' (view using Google Maps)
N 42° 47' 21" W 122° 46' 60"
N 42.789060° W 122.783200°
Elevation 4,748 ft (1,447 m)
Administered by Oregon Dept. of Forestry

Description

Set up atop the north summit in 1933, a rag camp was replaced in 1939 with an L-4 cab, which was removed around 1962.

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Ragsdale Butte Lookout site 2007

Ragsdale Butte Lookout site 2007 - courtesy of Ron Kemnow