Another trip to Fivemile Butte
Saturday, March 4 – Monday, March 6, 2023 My sister and I spent two nights at the lookout on Fivemile
Category: Mt. Hood National Forest
Return to Devils Peak
Type: 8′ tower with L-4 cab Status: Abandoned but available to use Elevation: 5,045 feet Visited: October 8, 2022 Greg
Bull of the Woods Lookout Burns
On August 31, in response to a question on Facebook about wrapping the Bull of the Woods lookout, the Mt.
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
Fivemile Butte Again
January 13-15, 2019 For our annual sisters winter trek this year, Deb and I reserved Fivemile Butte Lookout in the
Another trip to Fivemile Butte
It’s getting harder and harder to snag reservations for fire lookouts, but last August I was lucky enough to get two
Flag Point No Longer a Rental
Due to a combination of vandalism and careless renters, the Forest Service is removing Flag Point Lookout from the rental
Back to Clear Lake Butte
Type: 41′ tower with R-6 cabin Status: Staffed in summer, rental in winter Elevation: 4,458 feet Visited: February 7-9, 2016
Return to Fivemile Butte
In September 2012 I visited Fivemile Butte to find the geocache there. No one was staying in the tower at
Sisi Butte
Type: 50′ tower with octagonal cab Status: Staffed intermittently in summer Elevation: 5,614 feet Visited: September 6, 2014 There is no