HOWARD BUTTE LOOKOUT
This 100' treated timber tower with 6x6' cab, built in 1941, was used for emergencies into the 1980's but presently stands abandoned. Known lookout personnel: 1954: Mrs. Riley Chandler; 1957, 1959: Riley Chandler; 1961: Jim Lewis; 1968-1970: Joan Sines.
Oregon Dept. of Forestry
14 miles ENE of Elgin
Wallowa County, Oregon
Elevation 4314'

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Howard Butte in 2002
Photo courtesy of Rex Kamstra.