SQUAW BUTTE LOOKOUT
Developed in 1940 with an 8x8' cab, this structures was destroyed by lightning and replaced in 1953 with a 2-story metal cab and a trailer. The present 2-story cab, built in 1981 on the south summit, is staffed every summer. Known lookout personnel: 1940: Albert Thompson; 1962-1983: Orville & Helen Blessinger.
Bureau of Land Management
10 miles NNE of Emmett
Gem County, Idaho
Elevation 5874'

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Squaw Butte in 1953 Squaw Butte L.O.
Photos courtesy the Fire Lookout Museum and Rex Kamstra