Gerow Butte Lookout
US 1616, OR 140
Gerow Butte Lookout - 2009

Gerow Butte Lookout - 2009 - courtesy of Ron Kemnow

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 1616, OR 140 (view other lookouts in United States, Oregon)
Date Registered June 23, 2022
Nominated by Brad Eells
Location Private Land
Crook County, Oregon
Coordinates N 44° 15.804' W 120° 27.608' (view using Google Maps)
N 44° 15' 48" W 120° 27' 36"
N 44.263406° W 120.460132°
Elevation 5,691 ft (1,735 m)
Built 1968
Administered by Oregon Department of Forestry
Cooperators Ochoco Timber Company

Description

The current tower and cabin were built in 1968 replacing the 1934 built structures.

Gerow Butte is an R6 Flat Top cabin atop a 60 foot open timber tower.

The lookout is located on private land not accessible to the public.

Map

Change Basemap

Photos

Lookout with garage and residence cabin - 1942

Lookout with garage and residence cabin - 1942 - courtesy of Ochoco National Forest