LOOKOUT BUTTE LOOKOUT
Several lookout structures have been built on Lookout Butte. The first was a log cabin and crude enclosed wooden tower in 1925, followed by a 50' L-4 tower in 1935. The present 53' treated timber tower with R-6 flat cab was built in 1962, and is currently on the Recreation Rental program.
Nez Perce National Forest
17 miles southeast of Kooskia
Idaho County, Idaho
Elevation 5869'
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Lookout Butte 1925-1935 Lookout Butte 1925-1935 Lookout Butte 1935-1962 Lookout Butte in 1989 Lookout Butte in 2019 Lookout Butte in 2019
Photos courtesy of Gary Weber and Rex Kamstra