Black Butte Lookout
US 1461, ID 153
Black Butte Lookout - 2018

Black Butte Lookout - 2018 - courtesy of Luke Channer

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 1461, ID 153 (view other lookouts in United States, Idaho)
Date Registered November 29, 2020
Nominated by Brad Eells
Location Nez Perce National Forest
Idaho County, Idaho
Coordinates N 45° 29.372' W 115° 52.504' (view using Google Maps)
N 45° 29' 22" W 115° 52' 30"
N 45.489538° W 115.875070°
Elevation 6,731 ft (2,052 m)
Built 1970
Administered by US Forest Service - Nez Perce National Forest

Description

Black Butte has hosted a fire detection site since 1925. The first permanent structure was built in 1928.

The current lookout was built in 1970, an USFS Region 6 Flat Top design on an 8 foot block tower.

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