On Saturday, September 4 this photo was posted to Inciweb, showing how close the Bull Complex Fire had gotten to the Bull of the Woods Lookout: Today they put out this news release: Bull of the Woods Lookout Lost to…
Gold Butte and Hawk Mountain Wrapped
It has been another bad wildfire year in Oregon. While several lookouts have burned in California, I haven’t heard of any burning in Oregon yet, although there are two being threatened by the Bull Complex Fire. According to Inciweb: Following…
Dry Soda
Type: 50′ tower with L4 cab Status: Staffed Elevation: 5,593′ Visited: July 3, 2021 The third lookout we visited today was Dry Soda. We headed up Road 3925 and found that this tower has the unusual distinction of being right…
King Mountain
Type: 10′ steel tower Status: Unmanned Elevation: 6,678′ Visited: July 3, 2021 After visiting Calamity Butte we drove over to King Mountain. From Road 2820 we turned onto Road 503. This spur wasn’t bad at first, but then there were…
Calamity Butte
Type: 50′ tower with octagonal cab Status: Staffed Elevation: 6,695′ Visited: July 3, 2021 While staying at the Fall Mountain Lookout we visited several lookouts in the area. First up today was Calamity Butte. The three mile drive on Road…
Frazier Point
Type: 100′ tower with 7×7′ cab Status: No longer staffed Elevation: 6,290′ Visited: July 1, 2021 While staying at the Fall Mountain Lookout over the 4th of July weekend we visited several lookouts in the area, the first being Frazier…
Fall Mountain
Type: 15′ L-4 tower Status: Rental Elevation: 5,946′ Visited: June 29 – July 4, 2021 Fall Mountain is the only lookout rental on the east side of Oregon. We managed to get a reservation for the 4th of July weekend.…
Sexton Mountain
Type: Steel tower Status: Unmanned Elevation: 3,834′ Visited: June 20, 2021 I used Beecher Road (which turns into Burgess Gulch Road / BLM Road 34-6-12) and drove 5.3 miles to the junction with the spur road to the summit where…
Onion Mountain
Type: 10′ tower with L-4 cabin Status: Unmanned Elevation: 4,438′ Visited: June 20, 2021 From Highway 199 south of Grants Pass I took Road 25 to 2509 to the base of spur Road 055 that goes to the summit. It…
Pearsoll Peak
Type: L-4 ground cabin Status: No longer staffed Elevation: 5,098′ Visited: June 18, 2021 From the trailhead at Chetco Pass it’s a 2.7 mile hike to reach Pearsoll Peak, assuming your car can make it up the rough road, and…