BUTLER BUTTE LOOKOUT
R.I.P. 1932-1958
Developed with a crow's nest and cab in 1920, a 20' pole L-4 tower was constructed in 1932. An Aircraft Warning Service cabin was added in 1942. The tower was destroyed in 1958, but the AWS cabin is still there and available on the Recreation Rental program.
Umpqua National Forest
27 miles west of Crater Lake
Douglas County, Oregon
Elevation 5513'
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Butler Butte in 1928 Butler Butte L.O. Butler Butte in 1942 Butler Butte in 1943 Butler Butte in 1999
Photos courtesy the Howard Verschoor collection, the Fire Lookout Museum, and the U.S. Forest Service