Rustler Peak Lookout
US 217, OR 27
Lookout Details
| Registry Numbers | US 217, OR 27 (view other lookouts in United States, Oregon) |
| Date Registered | April 28, 1997 |
| Nominated by | Mary Ann Ceglia, Prevention Officer, Butte Falls R.D. |
| Location |
Rogue River National Forest Jackson County, Oregon |
| Coordinates |
N 42° 37.150' W 122° 20.902' (view using Google Maps) N 42° 37' 09" W 122° 20' 54" N 42.619175° W 122.348367° |
| Elevation | 6,154 ft (1,876 m) |
| Built | 1948 |
| Administered by | U.S. Forest Service |
| Cooperators | Butte Falls Ranger District |
Description
Rustler Peak was a full fledged lookout in 1913 with William Parker as the first Lookout. In 1917 a pre-cut D-6 lookout house from the Mill-Made Construction Company of Portland was assembled in July. In the 1920s, a D-6 cupola on a 10’ tower was constructed. In 1940 the CCC expended $600 on lookout construction when the cupola was raised on a tower. The present L-4 14’x14’ cab with catwalk on a 31’6" laminated timber tower was built in 1948 and was the site of the first solar-powered radio system in a Forest Service lookout.
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