Black Butte Lookout
US 1503, MT 81

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 1503, MT 81 (view other lookouts in United States, Montana)
Date Registered January 9, 2021
Nominated by Kyle Stetler
Location Kootenai NF
Flathead County, Montana
Coordinates N 48° 51.872' W 115° 07.517' (view using Google Maps)
N 48° 51' 52" W 115° 07' 31"
N 48.864540° W 115.125282°
Elevation 6,841 ft (2,085 m)
Administered by US Forest Service

Description

Initially used as a patrol point in the 1920's, the first tower built was a 35' pole L-4 in 1939. In 1973, an 8x8' cab was installed atop the radar installation, with no living quarters. The present 45' all-steel live-in tower was constructed in 1983 and is staffed every summer.

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