AN INVENTORY OF CURRY COUNTY LOOKOUTS

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BALD RIDGE

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Managing Agency: Siskiyou National Forest

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Constructed: 1931, a 16 x24 Fireman's cabin

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Removed: ?

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Comments:

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BEAR CAMP MOUNTAIN

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Managing Agency: Siskiyou National Forest

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Constructed: 1909, a telephone lookout. An observation point about a half mile from Guard Station.

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Constructed: 1914, a crude tower.

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Constructed: 1915, a ground cabin.

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Constructed: 1932. a 14x14 Aladdin style ground house.

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Removed: ? gone

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Comments:

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BEAR WALLOW

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Managing Agency: Siskiyou National Forest

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Constructed: 1934, a 10x10 L-5 ground house for emergency use.

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Removed: ? gone

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Comments:

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BOBS GARDEN MOUNTAIN

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Managing Agency: Siskiyou National Forest

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Constructed: 1933 or earlier, tent camp and unknown structure. Used as an emergency lookout.

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Constructed: 1940, a 40 foot round timber tower with an L-4-31 cab.

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Removed: ? gone

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Comments:

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BOSLEY BUTTE

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Managing Agency: Coos FPA

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Constructed: c1940, an alidade

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Constructed: c1941, a ground house, unknown structure

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Constructed: 1954, a 14x14 Amort style ground house.

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Constructed: ?

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Removed: Still in service

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Comments:

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BRUSHY BALD

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Managing Agency: Coos FPA

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Constructed: 1930, a cupola style lookout house.

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Constructed: 1938, a 30 foot tower was erected.

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Constructed: 1942, a 20x22 portable building for AWS

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Removed: ?

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Comments:

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BUTLER MOUNTAIN

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Managing Agency: Siskiyou National Forest

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Constructed: 1931, a 14x14 ground house

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Removed: ?

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Comments:

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CHETCO PEAK

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Managing Agency: Siskiyou National Forest

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Constructed: 1937, a ten foot tower

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Removed: ?

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Comments:

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CLEOPATRA MOUNTAIN

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Managing Agency: Siskiyou National Forest

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Constructed: 1941, a 40 foot sawn timber tower with a L-4-36 live-in cab.

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Removed: 1962

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Comments: Blew down in the October 1962 Columbus Day Storm.

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COLEGROVE BUTTE

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Managing Agency: Coos FPA

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Constructed: 1934, a ground cabin of unknown type

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Constructed: 1942, a 20x22 portable AWS building

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Removed: ?

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Comments:

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COLLIER BUTTE

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Managing Agency:

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Constructed:

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Removed:

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Comments: no information at this time

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EDSON BUTTE

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Manging Agency: Coos FPA

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Constructed: c1941, a 14 foot tower

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Constructed: 1942, a 20x22 portable AWS cabin

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Constructed: 1955, a 20 foot tower

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Constructed: 1974, a 50 foot treated timber tower

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Constructed: 1999, a steel tower and cab erected.

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Removed: Still in service

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Comments: The tower suffered structural failure in 1996 and collapsed.

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FISH HOOK PEAK

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Managing Agency: Siskiyou National Forest

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Constructed: 1934, a 10x10 L-5 ground house

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Removed: ? gone

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Comments:

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GAME LAKE PEAK

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Managing Agency: Siskiyou National Forest

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Constructed: 1934

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Removed: ? gone

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Comments:

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GRASSY KNOB

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Managing Agency: Siskiyou National Forest

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Constructed: 1934, a 12 foot tower

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Removed: ?

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Comments:

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GRIZZLY MOUNTAIN

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Managing Agency: Siskiyou National Forest, Coos FPA, U.S. Coast Guard

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Constructed: 1937, a ten foot tower

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Removed: 1941

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Constructed: 1942, lookout reconstructed

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Constructed: 1942, a 10x12 sleeping quarters for the AWS

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Constructed: 1952, a 14x14 Amort style ground house

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Removed: Still on site

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Comments: The lookout was destroyed in a wind storm in December 1941. Currently the building is being used to house communication equipment for the Coast Guard.

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IRON MOUNTAIN

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Managing Agency: Siskiyou National Forest

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Constructed: 1925, a D-5 ground house

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Removed: 1943

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Constructed: 1944, a L-4-36 ground house

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Removed: ? gone

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Comments: The first structure was built with whipsawed lumber from near the site, construction started in 1924. The building was destroyed by fire in 1943.

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JOHNSON BUTTE

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Managing Agency: Siskiyou National Forest

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Constructed:

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Removed:

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Comments:

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LAKE OF THE WOODS

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Managing Agency: Siskiyou National Forest

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Constructed: c1927, a crow's nest located on a point 250 yards from cabin. The fire finder was mounted on open ground near the tree.

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Constructed: 1933, a L-4-31 ground house

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Constructed: 1974, a 13x13 steel cab was flown by helocopter from Barklow Mountain and set on a 8 foot steel tower.

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Removed: Still standing, used in the rental program.

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Comments:

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LONG RIDGE GUARD STATION

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Managing Agency: Siskiyou National Forest

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Constructed: 1930, an R-1 ground house

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Constructed: ?, an R-6 flat roof ground house

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Removed: 1962

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Comments: The site was used as a fireman station as early as 1916. In 1930 this site was the first on the Forest to have a road to the front door.

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MISLATNAH MOUNTAIN

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Managing Agency: Siskiyou National Forest

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Constructed: 1934

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Removed: ?

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Comments:

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MOUNT EMILY

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Managing Agency: The O & C Company and Siskiyou National Forest

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Constructed: 1917, telephone lookout with camp

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Constructed: 1922, a cupola type lookout house

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Constructed; 1948, a 20 foot tower

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Removed: ? gone

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Comments: In 1925 the lookout was struck by lightning, tearing off two sides of the roof and breaking all the windows.

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PACKSADDLE MOUNTAIN

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Managing Agency: Siskiyou National Forest

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Constructed: 1909, a telephone lookout with camp

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Constructed: 1915, a 12 x12 non standard shake cabin

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Constructed: 1930, an R-1 ground house

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Removed: ?

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Comments:

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PANTHER (CAMP VICTORIA)

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Managing Agency: Siskiyou National Forest

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Constructed: 1914, a lookout-patrolman station

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Removed: ?

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Comments:

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PEARSOLL PEAK

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Managing Agency: Siskiyou National Forest

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Constructed: 1914, a telephone lookout

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Constructed: 1920, a D-6 cupola lookout house

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Constructed; 1954, a L-4-36 ground house

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Removed: Still standing

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Comments: This site was known as Red Mountain prior to 1920.

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PEBBLE HILL

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Managing Agency: Siskiyou National Forest

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Constructed: 1920, used as a lookout-patrolman station, unknown structures.

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Removed: ?

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Comments:

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PYRAMID ROCK

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Managing Agency: Siskiyou National Forest

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Constructed: 1934

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Removed: ?

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Comments:

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QUAIL PRAIRIE MOUNTAIN

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Managing Agency: Siskiyou National Forest

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Constructed: 1963, a 41 foot sawn timber tower with a R-6 flat roof cab.

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Removed: Still standing, used in the rental program

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Comments: This lookout was built to replace the Long Ridge Lookout

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RANGER PEAK

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Managing Agency: Siskiyou National Forest

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Constructed: 1916, a telephone lookout with a rock wall around the fire finder

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Removed: ?

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Comments: Was used from 1916 to 1921 as a primary lookout. May have continued as a lookout under a different name.

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ROCKY PEAK

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Managing Agency: Coos FPA and Siskiyou National Forest Co-op

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Constructed: 1919, fire finder in the open with camp

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Constructed: 1933, a ground house constructed by the state.

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Constructed: 1937, a L-4-36 ground house was built by the Forest Service.

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Removed: ?

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Comments: The 1933 house was struck by lightning and severely damaged during the winter of 1937-38, the new house setting along side it had lightning protection was not damaged.

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SNOW CAMP MOUNTAIN

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Managing Agency: Siskiyou National Forest

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Constructed: 1914, a telephone lookout with fire finder in the open.

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Constructed: 1915, unknown structure

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Constructed: 1924, a D-5 ground house

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Constructed: 1958, a R-6 flat roof ground house

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Removed: 2002, destroyed in the Biscuit Fire

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Constructed Volunteers rebuilt the lookout and is currently in the rental program.

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Comments: This lookout was used also as a weather station as early as 1915

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SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN

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Managing Agency: Coos FPA

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Constructed: 1926, a D-6 type cupola house

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Removed: ?

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Comments:

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THREE TREE

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Managing Agency: Siskiyou National Forest

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Constructed: 1934, a 10x10 L-4 ground house

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Removed: ?

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Comments:

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VULCAN PEAK

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Managing Agency: Siskiyou National Forest

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Constructed: 1941, a L-4-36 ground house

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Removed; ? gone

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Comments:

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WILDHORSE PRAIRIE

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Managing Agency: Siskiyou National Forest

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Constructed: 1929, a patrol-fireman cabin

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Constructed: 1931, a R-1 cab on a log crib nine foot high

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Constructed: ?, cab raised on a round timber tower

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Constructed: 1942, an AWS cabin

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Constructed: 1947, a 40 foot sawn timber tower with a L-4-36 cab

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Removed: Still standing, but in poor condition (2008)

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Comments;

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