Pelican Butte Lookout
US 499, OR 92
Pelican Butte Lookout - 2013
Lookout Details
| Registry Numbers | US 499, OR 92 (view other lookouts in United States, Oregon) |
| Date Registered | March 31, 2003 |
| Nominated by | Howard Verschoor, Oregon Registrar |
| Location |
Winema National Forest Klamath County, Oregon |
| Coordinates |
N 42° 30.799' W 122° 08.745' (view using Google Maps) N 42° 30' 48" W 122° 08' 45" N 42.513320° W 122.145750° |
| Elevation | 7,994 ft (2,437 m) |
| Built | 1986 |
| Administered by | U.S. Forest Service |
| Cooperators | Klamath Ranger District |
Description
Voted Oregon’s ugliest lookout by members of FFLA, Pelican Butte Lookout on the Winema National Forest nevertheless has a colorful history.
The first structure was an L-4 on a cable braced pole tower. In 1954 it was replaced by a classic new model L-4 on a treated timber tower, described in the book: “Walls of Glass.” Only 12 years later that was replaced by a R-6 live-in cab on a 20’ treated timber tower.
In 1986 a cable company requested use of the mountain top as a relay station, and proffered the present metal 10’x10’ cab on a 20’ metal tower as part of the bargain. Currently on standby status.
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Pelican Butte Lookout - 1942