SOPELIA LOOKOUT
R.I.P. 1959-2013
A relative latecomer, this R-6 flat cab on concrete pillars was built as the first and only lookout structure here in 1959, replacing nearby Simcoe Butte L.O. Unused for many years, it burned in a 2013 forest fire.
Yakama Indian Reservation
16 miles northeast of Goldendale
Klickitat County, Washington
Elevation 4589'

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Sopelia L.O.
Photo courtesy the Dave Bula collection