Black Butte Cupola Being Restored
Volunteers with Friends of the Metolius have been working with the Forest Service to restore the old 1923 D6 cupola
My quest to visit every standing fire lookout in Oregon
Volunteers with Friends of the Metolius have been working with the Forest Service to restore the old 1923 D6 cupola
Type: 20′ R-6 tower Status: Rental Elevation: 5,405 feet Visited: August 31 – September 2, 2019 After years of trying to
Type: D-6 cupola cabin Status: Used in emergencies Elevation: 7,418′ Visited: July 5, 2019 While in the Siskiyou Crest area
Type: L-4 ground cabin Status: Rental Elevation: 4,984′ Visited: July 3-7, 2019 NOTE: Three years after our stay here, Squaw
January 13-15, 2019 For our annual sisters winter trek this year, Deb and I reserved Fivemile Butte Lookout in the
Greg and I stayed at Gold Butte Lookout in September 2013 and again in July 2016. We had reservations for
Type: L-4 ground cabin Status: Staffed Elevation: 7,815 Visited: May 27, 2018 After a hike in the nearby Bullrun Rock
Type: 60′ tower Status: Used for emergencies Elevation: 4,000 Visited: May 26, 2018 While renting a cabin at nearby Unity
Type: 32′ L4 tower Status: Staffed Elevation: 6,128′ Visited: May 29, 2018 From Bald Butte it was a beautiful drive
Type: 41′ timber tower Status: Abandoned Elevation: 5,920′ Visited: May 25, 2018 After lingering for a long time on Dry Mountain