IDAHO COUNTY
OREGON BUTTE
Nez Perce National Forest
25N-6E-12
25N-6E-12
1929: A gable roof cabin with a cupola was constructed.
1963: An R-6 cab was erected atop a 7-foot cinder block enclosed storage area.
DESIGNATION - OREGON BUTTE LOOKOUT HOUSE
PID - QZ0735
STATE/COUNTY- ID/IDAHO
COUNTRY - US
USGS QUAD - BUFFALO HUMP (2017)
STATION DESCRIPTION
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1946 (JTJ)
THE OREGON BUTTE LOOKOUT HOUSE IS A STANDARD 12- BY 14-FOOT
FOREST SERVICE LOOKOUT HOUSE LOCATED ON A HIGH PINNACLED
BUTTE, SPARSELY TIMBERED ON THE CREST BUT HEAVILY TIMBERED ABOUT
THE BASE AND SIDES. IT IS LOCATED 4-1/2 MILES S OF HUMP TOWN
AND BUFFALO HUMP, 5 MILES N OF THE SALMON RIVER, AND
APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES (AIR LINE) W OF THE DIXIE RANGER STATION.