KLAMATH COUNTY
BRYANT MOUNTAIN
Bureau of Land Management > Private; 41S-13E-10
Late 1950's through the early 1960's a camp and tree were used for observations.
December 26, 1963: “A two level fire lookout building 15' 6” square with a frame top and concrete block on the lower level, is scheduled for construction on Bryant Mountain, southeast of Bonanza, sometime next year, the Portland office of the Bureau of Land Management has announced.
The construction project has been set aside for small business firms, which must submit bids in time for bid opening, 2 p.m., Jan.9, in bureau's Field Administrative Office, Room 720, Federal Building, 1002 N.E. Holladay Street, Portland. Full size plans for the structure may be examined or obtained free at the Portland address or from the district manager of BLM, Lakeview.
Bidders are required to furnish their own equipment, supplies, labor and transportation, and supervision for completing the project in accordance with specifications and conditions in Invitation No. 1331. They are also expected to examine the construction site and make any investigation necessary to supplement data furnished in the plans and specifications.” (Herald and News)
December 26, 1963: “A two level fire lookout building 15' 6” square with a frame top and concrete block on the lower level, is scheduled for construction on Bryant Mountain, southeast of Bonanza, sometime next year, the Portland office of the Bureau of Land Management has announced.
The construction project has been set aside for small business firms, which must submit bids in time for bid opening, 2 p.m., Jan.9, in bureau's Field Administrative Office, Room 720, Federal Building, 1002 N.E. Holladay Street, Portland. Full size plans for the structure may be examined or obtained free at the Portland address or from the district manager of BLM, Lakeview.
Bidders are required to furnish their own equipment, supplies, labor and transportation, and supervision for completing the project in accordance with specifications and conditions in Invitation No. 1331. They are also expected to examine the construction site and make any investigation necessary to supplement data furnished in the plans and specifications.” (Herald and News)
1964: A two story enclosed lookout house constructed by the BLM.
1967: This site went in service as a weather station for the National Climatic Data Center.
1976: The NCDC weather station closed on October 31st.
July 18, 1979: "The fire in mixed conifers extends from about five miles south of Bonanza to within 1 ½ miles of the California border. It is spreading southeast and was spotted slightly after 1 p.m. Tuesday by Susan Newton in the Bryant Mountain Lookout, Russell Betts, fire information officer for the BLM said.
No populated areas have been burned or are in the way. The fire is about a quarter-mile away from the Bryant Mountain Lookout, which has been evacuated."
July 19 “Two ranches were threatened in Langell Valley” Betts said. County fire crews stood by to help as flames moved to about an eighth of a mile from the buildings. The Bryant Mountain Lookout was also threatened, but it is now reported secure."
July 20 "The fire, which destroyed the Bryant Mountain Lookout, was believed under control Wednesday but jumped the fire lines during the night, according to BLM officers." (Herald and News)
July 9, 1981: " Two years after it was destroyed in a forest fire the Bryant Mountain Lookout is back in operation.
The first tower, a two-story building, was destroyed in the 1979 Bryant Mountain fire. The new tower was built by Johnson Construction of Klamath Falls at a cost of about $90,000, Bob Soule of the Bureau of Land Management Lakeview office reported.
The tower was under construction for about a year, he said. However, considerably less actual construction time was involved.
The new tower stands 30 feet tall on Loveness Timber Co. property about 50 yards away from the old tower site. The lookout lives in the tower, in contrast to some towers where living quarters are at the tower base.
Soule said the move enables the lookout to see a good deal more territory. The lookout moved into the tower in June, Soule said, and is expected to leave in early October.
When the first Bryant Mountain Lookout was opened, a lookout on Yainax Butte was closed. Other lookouts that cover territory observed by the Bryant facility include Horsefly and Hogback lookouts." (Herald and News)
2007: The lookout declared surplus property and turned over to the land owner as is, where is.