Type: R-6 ground cabin
Status: Staffed in summer
Elevation: 7,592 feet
Visited: July 18, 2024
During a horrifically hot and smoky weekend in eastern Oregon I visited Dixie Butte.
I drove up rough rocky Road 2610 for about four miles, then I parked and walked the rest of the way. Even though it was ungodly hot I walked because I wasn’t sure how much worse the road would get, plus I wanted to scope out the wildflowers:
Smoky view to the west from the road:
The lookout came into view:
After a hot trudge I reached the summit:
I was surprised to see any blue sky at all as there was a lot of smoke in the air. Views didn’t stretch nearly as far as they would on a clear day. Looking north:
Looking northeast:
Looking east:
Looking southeast:
Looking south:
Looking southwest:
Looking west:
After a brief conversation with the lookout on duty I went over to the other part of the summit:
Old outhouse:
New outhouse:
Hiking back down:
These were some of the wildflowers I saw:
More information
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History
A cabin with a rooftop platform was built around 1911:
A cupola cabin was constructed in the 1920s:
In 1935 an L-4 lookout was built
1937
Finally that cabin was replaced with an R-6 lookout in 1968. It still stands and is staffed very summer.