Flag Point Lookout Has Burned in the Grasshopper Fire
Saturday, August 1, 2026 Last night the Flag Point Lookout burned in the Grasshopper Fire, a lightning-caused fire that was
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Category: Mt. Hood National Forest
Another trip to Fivemile Butte
Saturday, March 4 – Monday, March 6, 2023 My sister and I spent two nights at the lookout on Fivemile
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
UPDATE: In 2023 the Forest Service put Flag Point back on the rental program for winter stays. Due to a
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