Smith Creek Butte Lookout Site
US 1344, WA 244
Smith Creek Butte Lookout panoramic 8-13-1936 (N)

Smith Creek Butte Lookout panoramic 8-13-1936 (N) - courtesy of National Archives-Pacific Northwest Region

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 1344, WA 244 (view other lookout sites in United States, Washington)
Date Registered July 17, 2012
Nominated by Ray Kresek
Location Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Skamania County, Washington
Coordinates N 46° 12.516' W 122° 03.303' (view using Google Maps)
N 46° 12' 31" W 122° 03' 18"
N 46.208600° W 122.055050°
Elevation 3,820 ft (1,164 m)
Administered by U.S. Forest Service

Description

A 12' wooden L-4 tower built in the 1930s was replaced in 1946 with a 20' treated timber L-4 tower, which was removed in 1968.

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Smith Creek Butte Lookout panoramic 8-13-1936 (SE)

Smith Creek Butte Lookout panoramic 8-13-1936 (SE) - courtesy of National Archives-Pacific Northwest Region

Smith Creek Butte Lookout panoramic 8-13-1936 (SW)

Smith Creek Butte Lookout panoramic 8-13-1936 (SW) - courtesy of National Archives-Pacific Northwest Region