ABBOTT BUTTE LOOKOUT
Developed with a cupola cabin on a 15' tower in 1928, the present 20' timber L-4 tower, built in 1939, is currently abandoned. The cab has collapsed.
Umpqua National Forest
20 miles west of Crater Lake
Douglas County, Oregon
Elevation 6131'
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Abbott Butte in 1939 Abbott Butte L.O. Abbott Butte in 1950 Abbott Butte L.O.
Photos courtesy the Fire Lookout Museum, Dave Bula collection, Harold C Chriswell, and Ryon Kershner