Clear Lake Butte Fire Lookout
Administrative agency: Mt Hood NF
Staffing status: contract and in rental program during winter
Elevation: 4458 ft
Structure: 1962 40 ft wooden tower with R-6 flat cab
Access:
two gates are present on the road leading up to the tower, if the
first one is closed, a two mile walk is necessary, if only the second one is
closed, it will be less than a quarter mile, both were closed on my visit,
although it was not staffed at that time, the bottom gate may be opened at
times
Road conditions: if you are lucky enough to drive up to the LO, you will enjoy a very good road, it is good gravel, possibly even paved up most of it
Interior:
reportedly,
furnished with a propane stove and refrigerator, as well as solar powered
lighting, a woodstove as well as a bed and table
Other structures on summit: a radio building sits directly under the tower, with solar panels and antennas mounted on the tower, another building that is apparently used as a storage building set in front of the tower
Electrical power sources: solar power
Other: a small shower shack was setup under the LO, a trailer had also been pulled up with wood in the back for renters during the winter, a phone line is visible along the main road, some of the old phone equipment is visible near the lookout
Visited: Dominic
Luebbers June 2000