GRANT COUNTY
LONG CREEK BUTTE
Malheur National Forest
10S-30E-25
10S-30E-25
August 28, 1931: "Eugene Blackwell was in from the forest road camp Sunday and stated that the road crew would soon have a road built to Long Creek Butte. This mountain peak is within a few miles of the town of Long Creek and is a very good lookout point." (John Day Valley Ranger)
July 29, 1932: "Mr. Hogeland of Mt. Vernon and Harold Ladd will begin construction of a lookout station on Long Creek Butte." (John Day Valley Ranger)
August 5, 1932: "The telephone crew was moved to the Long Creek area where they will begin on the Long creek Mountain line." (John Day Valley Ranger)
1933: A 20-foot round timber tower with an L-4 cab was completed.
May 21, 1937: "Arthur Cardwell has been employed as principal of the Austin school the coming year." (John Day Valley Ranger)
1948: "Long Creek Mountain - New creosote treated tower placed under existing house - house betterment." (Malheur Historical Record 1943 - 1953)
Removed
DESIGNATION - LONG CREEK BU LO
PID - QC0955
STATE/COUNTY- OR/GRANT
COUNTRY - US
USGS QUAD - LONG CREEK (1990)
STATION DESCRIPTION
DESCRIBED BY US FOREST SERVICE 1936
THIS INTERSECTED STATION IS ON SUMMIT OF LONG CREEK BUTTE, HIGH
TIMBERED RIDGE ABOUT 5 MILES SE OF LONG CREEK POST OFFICE. IT IS
HIGHEST POINT IN VICINITY. ROADS LEAD TO SUMMIT AND DETAILED
DIRECTIONS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM FOREST SERVICE. STATION MARKED BY
U.S.F.S. DISK SET IN FOUNDATION BLOCK AT BASE OF SW LEG OF
LOOKOUT TOWER. CENTER OF LONG CREEK BUTTE LOOKOUT TOWER IS
DISTANT 4.14 METERS (13.6 FEET) NE IN AZIMUTH 231 DEG 26 MIN.
STATION LONG (U.S.G.S.) OF 1898, CONSISTING OF DRILL HOLE IN
ROCK 20 INCHES N OF SIGNAL TREE IS 15.18 METERS (49.8 FEET) NE
IN AZIMUTH 240 DEG 30 MIN. THESE BEARINGS DETERMINED IN 1936
BY COMPASS.
NOTE BY U.S.F.S. TRIANGULATION. STATION IS ECCENTRIC TO CENTER OF
LOOKOUT HOUSE. POSITIONS OF TWO POINTS MIGHT BE CHECKED.
STATION RECOVERY (1937)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US FOREST SERVICE 1937
A STANDARD U.S.G.S. DISK STAMPED LONG 1898 WAS SET IN THE DRILL
HOLE IN SUMMER OF 1937 AND DESCRIPTION SHOULD BE AMENDED.