Type: Three-story enclosed tower Status: Staffed Elevation: 4,200 feet Visited: June 10, 2016 I attended the FFLA Western Conference in John Day this past weekend (more details here). Friday afternoon we visited two lookouts off of Highway 395. The first was…
Tiptop Mountain
In the Spring 2016 issue of Lookout Network there is news about the lookout on Tiptop Mountain in northeast Oregon. “The state is having to remove Tiptop Mountain Lookout, at the request of landowner Hancock Forest Management.” The abandoned tower is…
Silver Butte lookout gone
I learned today that the Oregon Department of Forestry tore down the Silver Butte lookout last June and replaced it with cameras. Silver Butte Lookout in 2006 (Ron Kemnow)
Mt. Harris
Type: 40′ tower Status: Abandoned Elevation: 6,071 feet Visited: August 18, 2012 After visiting Point Prominence we drove over to Mt. Harris. The paper map and the GPS showed different and confusing networks of roads, but we finally figured out…