CUSTER COUNTY
BASIN BUTTE
Challis National Forest
12N-13E-29&30
12N-13E-29&30
1929: Camp. (Kresek)
1934: A 14x14 L-4 lookout cabin built.
1937: A catwalk with native pole hand rails was added to the structure.
1989: The lookout was removed from the active staffing list.
2008: Restoration of the structure was begun, when completed the building will be placed in the rental program.
August 13, 2012: Fire crew wrapped the lookout structure in the face of the advancing Halstead fire.