SWEETGRASS BUTTE LOOKOUT
R.I.P. 1933-1967
Built in 1933, this 30' pole L-4 tower was sold to a local resident for removal in 1967. When the cab was being removed by crane, the cable broke and the cab smashed to the ground.
Okanogan National Forest
14 miles NNW of Winthrop
Okanogan County, Washington
Elevation 6104'
Topozone
Geocache

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Sweetgrass Butte in 1965 Sweetgrass Butte L.O.
Photos courtesy the Fire Lookout Museum and Bob Scott