Sand Mountain
Type: 10′ L-4 tower Status: Staffed Elevation: 5,59′ Visited: July 8, 2023 Today I got up early and drove down
Category: Willamette National Forest
2023 Wildfires Lead to Wrapped Lookouts
The human-caused Flat Fire started on July 15 near Oak Flat Campground along the Illinois River in the Rogue River-Siskiyou
Waldo Mountain Lookout Wrapped
The lookout on Waldo Mountain has been wrapped to protect it from the Cedar Creek Fire, which started in the
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
Olallie Mountain Lookout Has Burned
In June several people alerted me to the fact that the historic 1930s lookout on Olallie Mountain had burned down.
Fall at Gold Butte
Friday, September 13 – Sunday, September 15, 2019 Note: for tips on staying at Gold Butte see my 2016 post.
Return to Indian Ridge
Type: 20′ R-6 tower Status: Rental Elevation: 5,405 feet Visited: August 31 – September 2, 2019 After years of trying to
Gold Butte in the Clouds
Greg and I stayed at Gold Butte Lookout in September 2013 and again in July 2016. We had reservations for
Rebel Rock
Type: L-4 cab Status: Abandoned Elevation: 5,060 feet Visited: July 15, 2017 There are two abandoned lookouts in the Three Sisters
Richard Miller’s Lookout Models
A few months ago I had the privilege of talking to Richard Miller on the phone. He used to build