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.
Oregon Dept. of Forestry
14 miles ENE of Elgin
Wallowa County, Oregon
Elevation 4314'
USGS Benchmark RA1208

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Howard Butte in 2002
Photo courtesy of Rex Kamstra.