SILVER BUTTE LOOKOUT
R.I.P. 1942-?
Established in 1924 with a log cupola cabin, a 20' wooden L-4 replaced it in 1942. The roof was modified in 1960. It was staffed every summer into the late 2000s, but gone by 2013, replaced by an automated detection camera.
Oregon Dept. of Forestry
11 miles south of Myrtle Creek
Douglas County, Oregon
Elevation 3973'

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Silver Butte L.O. Silver Butte L.O. Silver Butte L.O. Silver Butte in 2008
Photos courtesy of Howard Verschoor and Rex Kamstra