Weitas Butte Lookout
US 772, ID 62

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 772, ID 62 (view other lookouts in United States, Idaho)
Date Registered April 6, 2009
Nominated by Gary Weber
Location Clearwater National Forest
Idaho County, Idaho
Coordinates N 46° 28.234' W 115° 27.133' (view using Google Maps)
N 46° 28' 14" W 115° 27' 08"
N 46.470560° W 115.452220°
Elevation 5,967 ft (1,819 m)
Built 1953
Administered by U.S. Forest Service
Cooperators Lochsa Ranger District

Description

Weitas Butte Lookout (originally named Wet Ass) is a 14’x14’ L-4 cab with catwalk on a 53’ timber tower built on the Clearwater National Forest in 1953, replacing an L-4 on a 30’ pole tower dating to 1931.

In 1983 it became one of the first lookouts placed in the rental system. While not currently available for rent, it is expected to return to the rental system in 2015.