Silver Butte Fire Lookout
Administrative agency: DFPA
Staffing status: paid position
Elevation: 3973 ft
Structure:
1942
30 ft
wooden
tower
with L-4
cab
Access:
the
tower is
at least
five
miles
from the
pavement,
Silver
Butte
road is
signed,
but
several
spurs
are
necessary
to access
the
tower, a
gate is
present
at lest
a mile
from the
tower,
and may
or may
not be
opened
Road conditions:
the
road
gets a
little
rough in
some
places
Interior: the cab contains a propane stove, heater and refrigerator, lighting is from a portable battery powered lantern, the cab also contains a bed, table, and shelf
Other structures on summit: propane is supplied via two portable
tanks, a RAWS with several small solar panels sits next to the tower,
click
here to
see the
weather
conditions
on
Silver
Butte
Electrical power source: a 20 watt solar panel powers the radio and the controls for the refrigerator only
Other:
a
silver
mine
used to
be in
operation
less
than two
miles
from the
tower,
the view
from the
top is
nice
Visited: Dominic Luebbers in March and June 2001
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