FOREST LOOKOUTS
  • OREGON
  • BAKER COUNTY
    • Baker Ranger Station
    • Bald Mountain
    • Bennett Peak
    • Big Lookout Mountain
    • Bull Run Rock
    • Cornucopia Peak
    • Dalton Ranch
    • Dooley Mountain
    • East End (Beaver)
    • Goodrich Lake
    • Huckleberry Mountain
    • Lookout Mountain
    • Murray Hill
    • North Powder
    • Pine Ranger Station
    • Red Knob
    • Russel Mountain
    • Sparta Butte
    • Stump Springs
    • Summit Point
    • Table Rock
    • Trinity Guard Station
    • Unity Guard Station
  • BENTON COUNTY
    • Alsea Summit
    • Grass Mountain
    • Green Peak
    • Mary's Peak
    • Pioneer Butte
    • Price Peak
  • CLACKAMAS COUNTY
    • Aschoff Butte
    • Bald Mountain
    • Baty Butte
    • Bedford Point
    • Buckskin Point
    • Burnt Granite
    • Devils Backbone
    • Devils Peak
    • Eagle Creek Ridge
    • East Zigzag Mountain
    • Fish Creek Mountain
    • Goat Mountain
    • Hickman Butte
    • High Camp
    • High Rock
    • Highland Butte
    • Hillockburn
    • Hiyu Mountain
    • Hopkins Demonstration Forest
    • Hunchback
    • Indian Ridge
    • Jackpot Point
    • Lenhart Butte
    • Lone Fir Rock
    • Lowe Mountain
    • Mount Larson
    • Mountain Home Rock
    • Magness Tree Farm
    • Myers Butte
    • North Fork Station
    • North Mountain
    • Oak Grove Butte
    • Oak Grove Ranger Station
    • Ogle Mountain
    • Olmstead
    • Peavine Mountain
    • Pechuck
    • Rooster Rock
    • Salmon Butte
    • Salmon Mountain
    • Sandy Reservior
    • Sisi Butte
    • South Fork Mountain
    • Squaw Mountain
    • Table Rock
    • Thunder Mountain
    • Tom Dick Mountain
    • West Pinhead Butte
    • West Zigzag Mountain
    • Wildcat Mountain
    • Wolf Camp Butte
  • CLATSOP COUNTY
    • Boiler Ridge
    • Cole Mountain
    • Davis Point
    • Dog Thief Point
    • Green Mountain
    • Green Mountain
    • Nicolai Mountain
    • North Saddle
    • Sugarloaf Mountain
    • Wickiup Mountain
  • COLUMBIA COUNTY
    • Baker Point
    • Benson Mountain
    • Clatskanie Mountain
    • Enterprise Point
    • Mansfield Mountain
    • Meissner Point
    • Pisgah Mountain
    • Rocky Point
    • Serafin Point
    • Tunnel Mountain
    • Vista Lookout
  • COOS COUNTY
    • Anderson Mountain
    • Bald Knob
    • Barklow Mountain
    • Beaver Hill
    • Bennett Butte
    • Bill Peak
    • Blue Ridge
    • Bone Mountain
    • Brewster Rock
    • Bunker Hill
    • Coos Mountain
    • Eden Ridge
    • Elk Mountain
    • Elk Peak
    • Hanging Rock
    • Ivers Peak
    • Johnson Mountain
    • McKeever Mountain
    • Mount Bolivar
    • Signal Tree
    • Sugarloaf Mountain
    • Thomas Mountain
    • Trail Butte
    • Vaughns Point
  • CROOK COUNTY
    • Arrowwood Point
    • Big Summit Prairie
    • Black Butte
    • Drake Butte
    • Foley Butte
    • Gerow Butte
    • Hash Rock
    • Ingram Point
    • Lookout Mountain
    • Lutsey Point
    • Mackey Butte
    • Paulina Butte
    • Ray Mountain
    • Round Mountain
    • Tower Point
    • View Point
    • West Maury Mountain
    • Wildcat Mountain
  • CURRY COUNTY
    • Bald Ridge
    • Bear Camp
    • Bearwallow
    • Bob's Garden
    • Bosley Butte
    • Brushy Bald
    • Butler Mountain
    • Chetco Peak
    • Cleopatra Mountain
    • Colegrove Butte
    • Collier Butte
    • Edson Butte
    • Fishhook Peak
    • Game Lake Peak
    • Grassy Knob
    • Grizzly Mountain
    • Iron Mountain
    • Johnson Butte
    • Lake of the Woods
    • Long Ridge
    • Mislatnah Mountain
    • Mount Emily
    • Packsaddle Mountain
    • Panther
    • Pearsoll Peak
    • Pebble Hill
    • Pyramid Rock
    • Quail Prairie Mountain
    • Ranger Peak
    • Rocky Peak
    • Snow Camp Mountain
    • Sugarloaf Mountain
    • Three Tree
    • Vulcan Peak
    • Wildhorse Prairie
  • DESCHUTES COUNTY
    • Bachelor Butte
    • Bates Butte
    • Bend (Awbrey Butte)
    • Black Crater
    • Broken Top
    • Cache Mountain
    • Cultus Mountain
    • Davis Mountain
    • East Butte
    • Finley Butte
    • Fuzztail Butte
    • Henkle Butte
    • Lava Butte
    • Lookout Mountain
    • Maiden Peak
    • McKay Butte
    • McKinney Butte
    • Paulina Peak
    • Pilot Butte
    • Pine Mountain
    • Pistol Butte
    • Plot Butte
    • Rosland Ranger Station
    • Round Mountain
    • Sand Springs Tree
    • Sisters Ranger Station
    • Sugarpine Butte
    • Three Creek Butte
    • Triangle Hill Tree
    • Trout Creek Butte
    • Tumalo Butte
    • Tumalo Mountain
    • Wanoga Butte
  • DOUGLAS COUNTY
    • Abbott Butte
    • Acker Rock
    • Anderson Camp
    • Bald Ridges
    • Balm Mountain
    • Bateman
    • Baughman Point
    • Bell Mountain
    • Big Squaw Mountain
    • Black Rock
    • Bland Mountain
    • Buckhorn Mountain
    • Butler Butte
    • Callahan
    • Chilcoot
    • Cinder Prairie
    • Cinnamon Butte
    • Clayton Point
    • Coffin Butte
    • Collins Mountain
    • Cougar Bluff
    • Cougar Pass
    • Cowhorn Ridge
    • Coyote Point
    • Damewood Point
    • Deans Mountain
    • Deer Head Point
    • Devil's Knob
    • Diamond Rock
    • Dog Prairie
    • Dutchman Butte
    • Elephant Mountain
    • Fern Top
    • Flat Rock
    • Garwood Butte
    • Gold Mountain
    • Grasshopper
    • Green Butte
    • Harness Mountain
    • Hemlock Butte
    • Henderson Peak
    • Hershberger Mountain
    • Hills Peak
    • Huckleberry Mountain
    • Illahee Rock
    • Joe's Lookout
    • Johnson Butte.
    • Kelly Butte
    • Kelsay Mountain
    • Kelsay Valley Point
    • Landers
    • Limpy Prairie
    • Little Black Rock
    • Live Oak Mountain
    • Lookout Mountain
    • Mace Mountain
    • Mount Bailey
    • Mount Scott
    • Ninemile Mountain
    • Oak Flats
    • Pickett Butte
    • Pig Iron
    • Quartz Mountain
    • Rattlesnake Mountain
    • Red Butte
    • Red Mountain
    • Roman Nose Mountain
    • Scare Ridge
    • Shivigny Mountain
    • Silver Butte
    • Skookum Prairie
    • Smith Ridge
    • Steamboat Point
    • Sugar Pine
    • Taft Mountain
    • Tallow Butte
    • Twin Lakes
    • Umpqua Hot Springs
    • Wards Butte
    • Watson Butte
    • White Rock
    • Windy Camp
    • Yellow Butte
    • Yellow Point
    • **DOUGLAS ***
  • GRANT COUNTY
    • Aldrich Butte
    • Ant Hill
    • Antelope Mountain
    • Badger Butte
    • Baldy Mountain
    • Beech Creek (elo)
    • Big Rocks (elo)
    • Bingham Point (elo)
    • Black Butte
    • Black Butte (elo)
    • Bone Point
    • Crane Point
    • Crockett Knob
    • Cummings Peak
    • Desolation Butte
    • Dixie Butte
    • Dry Soda
    • Fall Mountain
    • Fields Peak
    • Flagtail Mountain
    • Frazier Point
    • Frenchy Butte
    • Gold Hill
    • Grassy Butte
    • Hardscrabble Mountain
    • Indian Rock
    • Lake Butte
    • Lakes Mountain
    • Little Malheur (ELO)
    • Long Creek Butte
    • Monument Mountain
    • Mount Ireland
    • Myrtle Butte
    • Pellet Point
    • Pogue Point
    • Prairie City
    • Prairie Hill
    • Pyramid Point
    • Ritter Butte
    • Rudio Mountain
    • Sheep Mountain
    • Silver Butte
    • Snow Mountain
    • Snowshoe Mountain
    • Spion Copp
    • Strawberry Mountain
    • Sugarloaf
    • Tamarack Mountain
    • Thorn Creek Butte
    • Thorn Spring Butte
    • Vinegar Hill
    • West Myrtle Butte
    • Wolf Mountain
  • HARNEY COUNTY
    • Bald Butte
    • Burnt Mountain
    • Calamity Butte
    • Craft Point
    • Donnelly Butte
    • Dry Mountain
    • Emigrant Butte
    • King Mountain
    • Malheur Wildlife Refuge
    • Nicoll Butte
    • P Ranch
    • Riddle Mountain
    • Sod House
    • Sugarloaf Mountain
    • Wagontire Mountain
    • **Harney County***
  • HOOD RIVER COUNTY
    • Badger Butte Tree
    • Bald Butte
    • Barlow Butte
    • Barlow Point
    • Bonney Butte
    • Bonney Butte (ELO)
    • Buck Peak
    • Chinidere Mountain
    • Cooper Spur
    • Crane Mountain..
    • Eagle Butte
    • Elk Mountain
    • Green Point Mountain
    • Indian Mountain
    • Lamberson Butte
    • Lookout Mountain
    • Lost Lake Butte
    • Mill Creek Butte
    • Mount Defiance
    • Mount Hood
    • Parkdale Ranger Station
    • Perry Point Tree
    • Red Hill Guard Station
    • Rimrock
    • Shellrock Mountain
    • Tanner Butte
    • Tony Creek Guard Station
    • Twin Pines
    • Wauna Point
    • Windy Camp
  • JACKSON COUNTY
    • Alco Rock
    • Anderson Butte
    • Battle Mountain
    • Bessie Rock
    • Blue Rock
    • Brush Mountain
    • Buck Point
    • Buck Rock
    • Burnt Peak
    • Camp Two
    • Central Point SWOFPA HQ
    • Chimney Rock
    • Cinnabar Trail
    • Crane Prairie Mountain
    • Doe Peak
    • Dutchman's Peak
    • Fredenburg Butte
    • Goss Ranch
    • Halls Point
    • Hamaker Butte
    • Huckleberry Mountain
    • Little Chinquapin Mountain
    • Mount Ashland
    • Mount Isabelle
    • Mount McLoughlin
    • Mount Stella
    • Oak Mountain
    • Old Baldy
    • Palmer Peak
    • Poole Hill
    • Ragsdale Butte
    • Railroad Gap
    • Robinson Butte
    • Round Top
    • Roxy Ann Peak
    • Rustler Peak
    • Santiam Peak
    • Soda Mountain
    • Squaw Peak
    • Stein Butte
    • Table Mountain
    • Tallowbox Mountain
    • Wagner Butte
    • Whetstone (Bald)
    • White Point
    • Yellowjacket Mountain
  • JEFFERSON COUNTY
    • Abbot Butte
    • Alder Springs
    • Alder Springs Tree
    • Bald Peter.
    • Black Butte
    • Fly Lake
    • Green Ridge
    • Lookout Butte
    • Olallie Butte
    • Round Butte.
    • Shitike Butte
    • Stephenson Mountain
  • JOSEPHINE COUNTY
    • Bald Mountain
    • Bolan Mountain
    • Canyon Peak
    • Chrome Ridge
    • Hayward Mountain
    • Hobson Horn
    • Kerby Peak
    • King Mountain
    • Lake Mountain
    • Little Grayback Mountain
    • Manzanita Mountain
    • Meadow Camp
    • Mount Reuben
    • Onion Mountain
    • Peavine Mountain
    • Sexton Mountain
    • Silver Peak
    • Steves Peak
    • Tennessee Mountain
    • Waldo Hill
    • Whiskey Peak
    • York Butte
    • Yukon Peak
  • KLAMATH COUNTY
    • Agency Hill
    • Applegate Butte
    • Aspen Butte
    • Bald Mountain
    • Bear Butte
    • Bly (City Park)
    • Bly (KFPA)
    • Bly Ranger Station
    • Boundary Butte
    • Brown Mountain
    • Bryant Mountain
    • Buck Mountain
    • Buck Peak
    • Calimus Butte
    • Chase Mountain
    • Coon Point
    • Crater Peak
    • Crescent Ranger Station
    • Deer Butte
    • Devil's Peak
    • Fort Klamath
    • Goodlow Mountain
    • Grizzly Mountain
    • Ground Observer Corps
    • Hambleton Butte
    • Hogback Mountain
    • Horsefly Mountain
    • Klamath Point
    • Lookout Butte
    • Marine Barracks
    • Modoc Point
    • Moffitt Butte
    • Mount Scott
    • Mule Hill
    • Odell Butte
    • Parker Mountain
    • Pelican Butte
    • Porter Butte
    • Pumice Butte
    • River Beds Butte
    • Rodeo Butte
    • Round Butte (Bly)
    • Round Butte
    • Shake Butte
    • Skookum Butte
    • Spodue Mountain
    • Spring Butte
    • Steiger Butte
    • Sugarpine Mountain
    • Summit Butte
    • Summit Rock
    • Swan Lake Mountain
    • The Watchman
    • Union Peak
    • Upper Klamath Refuge
    • Walker Mountain
    • Yainax Butte
    • Yamsay Mountain
  • LAKE COUNTY
    • Abert Rim
    • Avery Pass
    • Bald Butte
    • Big Hole Butte
    • Buck Mountain
    • Cabin Lake Ranger Station
    • Coleman Point
    • Cougar Peak
    • Crane Mountain
    • Currier Camp
    • Dairy Point
    • Dead Indian Mountain
    • Deadhorse Rim
    • Deerhead Butte
    • Dog Mountain
    • Drakes Peak
    • Fir Timber Butte
    • Fishhole Butte
    • Fitzwater Point
    • Fort Rock
    • Foster Butte
    • Fox Butte
    • Fremont Point
    • Gearhart Mountain
    • Green Mountain
    • Hagar Mountain
    • Indian Butte
    • Lookout Rock
    • McCarty Butte
    • Morgan Butte
    • Quartz Butte
    • Rodman Rock
    • Round Pass
    • Shoestring Butte
    • Sixteen Butte
    • Slide Mountain
    • Strawberry Butte
    • Sycan Butte
    • Sycan Marsh (ZX)
    • Willow Point
  • LANE COUNTY - 2
    • Adams Mountain
    • Bald Butte
    • Bearbones Mountain
    • Bohemia Mountain
    • Buck Mountain
    • Burnt Top
    • Buster Butte
    • Canton Point
    • Cape Mountain
    • Castle Rock
    • Castle Rock (Fed)
    • Clark Butte
    • Cummins Peak
    • Dead Mountain
    • Deer Butte
    • Detection Point
    • Divide Ridge
    • Dome Rock
    • Eagles Rest
    • Emigrant Butte
    • Fairview Mountain
    • Fairview Peak
    • Fawn Rock
    • Frissell Point
    • Fuji Mountain
    • Gold Hill
    • Gold Point
    • Goodwin Peak
    • Grand Butte
    • Grass Mountain
    • Grasshopper Mountain
    • Hardesty Mountain
    • Harvey Mountain.
    • Heckletooth Mountain
    • Hehe Mountain
    • Hemlock Butte
    • Herman Peak
    • Holland Point
    • Horse Mountain
    • Horsepasture Mountain
    • Huckleberry Mountain
    • Indian Ridge
    • Lamb Butte
    • Larison Rock
    • Laurel Mountain
    • Little Bunchgrass Mountain
    • Little Cowhorn Mountain
    • Logger Butte
    • Lookout Mountain
    • Lookout Point
    • Low Pass
    • Lowell Butte
    • Moon Point
    • Mount Hagan
    • Mount June
    • Mount Nebo
    • Mule Mountain #1
    • Mule Mountain #2
    • Noti Mountain
    • Olallie Mountain
    • Packsaddle Mountain
    • Prairie Peak
    • Rebel Rock
    • Rujada Point
    • Saddle Mountain Guard Station
    • Saddle Blanket Mountain
    • Sardine Mountain
    • Scott Mountain
    • Siltcoos Mountain
    • Station Butte
    • Stony Point
    • Substitute Point
    • Sunset Mountain
    • Swastika Mountain
    • Table Mountain
    • Teeter Point
    • Tipsoo Butte
    • Tire Mountain
    • Twin Rocks
    • Waldo Mountain
    • Walker Point (E)
    • Walker Point
    • Warner Mountain
    • Winberry Mountain
    • Windy Peak
    • Wolf Mountain
    • Wolf Point
    • ..
  • LINCOLN COUNTY
    • Baber Butte
    • Blodgett Peak
    • Cannibal Mountain
    • Chinquapin Point
    • Cougar Mountain
    • Euchre Mountain
    • Green Point
    • Hilltop
    • Norton Hill
    • Otter Crest
    • Rocky Top.
    • Saddlebag Mountain
    • South Beaver
    • Stodt Mountain
    • Suncrest Point
    • Table Mountain
  • LINN COUNTY
    • Bachelor Mountain
    • Bald Peter
    • Big Rock
    • Carpenter Mountain
    • Chandler Mountain
    • Chimney Peak
    • Chimney Rock
    • Coffin Mountain
    • Crescent Mountain
    • Green Butte
    • Green Mountain
    • Green Peter
    • Grizzly Peak
    • High Deck
    • High Rock
    • Horse Rock
    • Iron Mountain
    • Jordan Mountain
    • Jump Off Joe
    • Kaufman's Mountain
    • Kinney Ridge
    • Marion Mountain
    • Maxwell Butte
    • Minniece Point
    • Monument Peak
    • Mount Jefferson
    • Red Butte
    • Rocky Point
    • Rooster Rock
    • Sand Mountain
    • Scar Mountain
    • Scott Mountain
    • Slate Rock
    • Snow Peak
    • Stahlman Point
    • Swamp Mountain
    • Three Pyramids
    • Tidbits Mountain
    • Tom Rock
    • Twin Buttes
    • Wildcat Mountain
    • Yellowstone Mountain
    • ?
  • MALHEUR COUNTY
    • Cottonwood Mountain
    • Monument Peak
  • MARION COUNTY
    • Battle Ax
    • Bear Point
    • Bull of the Woods
    • Camp 16
    • Dome Rock
    • Duro (Sweet Springs Mtn)
    • Eagle Rock
    • Gold Butte
    • Gyp Point
    • Hawk Mountain
    • Henline Mountain
    • Hoover Ridge
    • House Mountain
    • Lookout Mountain
    • Outerson Mountain
    • Potato Butte
    • Pyramid Butte
    • Rocky Top
    • Ruddy Hill
    • Salem ODF Headquarters
    • Triangulation Peak
    • Whetstone Mountain
    • Whitman Rock
  • MORROW COUNTY
    • Arbuckle Mountain
    • Madison Butte
    • Porcupine Ridge
    • Potamus Point
    • Red Hill
  • MULTNOMAH COUNTY
    • Big Bend
    • Burgard
    • Dixie
    • Larch Mountain
    • Lookout Point
    • Madrona Park
    • Mt Talapus
    • Nesmith Point
    • Palmer Peak
    • Pepper Mountain
    • Portland, City (4 locations)
    • Skyline
    • St Johns
    • Table Mountain
    • Walker Peak
  • POLK COUNTY
    • Bald Mountain
    • Condenser Peak
    • Dorn Peak
    • Fanno Mountain
    • Rileys Peak
  • TILLAMOOK COUNTY
    • Bell Mountain
    • Blue Lake Mountain
    • Buzzard Butte
    • Cedar Butte
    • Edwards Butte
    • Foley Peak
    • Gauldy Mountain
    • Gobbler's Knob
    • Grindstone Mountain
    • Hembre Mountain
    • Kilchis Mountain
    • Nehalem G.S.
    • Rector
    • Square Top
    • Triangulation Point
  • UMATILLA COUNTY
    • Boiling Point
    • Carney Butte
    • Emigrant Hill
    • Gibbon Ridge
    • Goodman Ridge
    • Johnson Creek
    • Lucky Strike
    • McIntyre Mountain
    • Meacham
    • Pearson Ridge
    • Summit Guard Station
    • Tip Top Mountain
    • Tower Mountain..
    • Ukiah Ranger Station
    • Yellowjacket Point
  • UNION COUNTY
    • Anthony Butte
    • Balloon Tree
    • Bally Mountain
    • Beaver Mountain
    • Big Hill
    • Chicken Hill
    • Clark Creek Guard Station
    • Elk Mountain
    • Flagstaff Mountain
    • Flat Lake
    • Frazier Mountain
    • Glass Hill
    • High Ridge
    • Johnson Rock
    • Limber Jim
    • Lookout Mountain
    • Loop
    • Marion Point
    • Meadow Mountain
    • Mount Emily
    • Mount Fanny
    • Mount Harris
    • Mule Peak
    • Point Prominence
    • Spout Springs
    • Summit Springs
    • West Eagle
    • *********
  • WALLOWA COUNTY
    • Akers Butte
    • Big Flat
    • Bone Spring
    • Brumback (Findlay)
    • Buckhorn Mountain
    • Cementary Ridge
    • Cold Springs Tree
    • Courtney Butte
    • Day Ridge
    • Eden Tree
    • Elk Mountain
    • Fairchild Point
    • Gill Ranch
    • Goff Ranch
    • Harl Butte
    • Hat Point
    • Hearing Ranch
    • Hen
    • Hoodoo
    • Hoodoo Tree
    • Howard Butte
    • Huckleberry Mountain..
    • Kirkland Butte
    • Lookout Mountain
    • Lookout Mountain...
    • McGraw Mountain
    • Mormon Mountain
    • Nebo Peak
    • Nesbit Butte
    • PO Saddle
    • Red Hill
    • Square Mountain
    • Stanley Mountain
    • Tope Creek
    • Wood Butte
    • ***WALLOWA***
  • WASCO COUNTY
    • Bald Peter Butte
    • Beaver Butte
    • Boulder Point Tree
    • Bulo Point
    • Bus Point Tree
    • Clear Lake Butte
    • Clear Lake Tree
    • Clear Point Tree
    • Dobry Point Tree
    • Dufur Ranger Station
    • Eagle Butte
    • Eightmile Point
    • Five Mile Butte
    • Flag Point
    • Foreman Point
    • Frog Lake Butte
    • Grasshopper Point
    • Mill Creek Ridge
    • Mount Wilson
    • Postage Stamp
    • Wasco Butte
  • WASHINGTON COUNTY
    • Baseline
    • Buxton Mountain
    • Hoffman Point
    • Round Top
    • Saddle Mountain (South)
    • Windy Point
  • WHEELER COUNTY
    • Collins Butte
    • Mount Pisgah
    • North Baldy
    • Ochoco Butte
    • Peterson Point
    • Rancheria Rock
    • Sargent Butte
    • Snowboard Ridge
    • South Baldy
    • Spanish Peak
    • Wheeler Point
    • Whitetail Butte
    • Wolf Mountain
  • YAMHILL COUNTY
    • Bald Mountain
    • Burnt Ridge
    • High Heaven
    • Little Hebo
    • Mount Hebo
    • Niagra Point
    • Spitit Mountain
    • Stony Mountain
    • Trask Mountain
MORROW COUNTY

ARBUCKLE MOUNTAIN

Umatilla National Forest
4S-29E-30
August 2, 1914: "'Fire finders' are to be established on Arbuckle Mountain and on little Baldy. With these in operation the forest service men will be able accurately to locate any fire which may be started anywhere in the forest." (The Morning Oregonian)

July 19, 1921:   "Gilbert Ritchie went on duty at Arbuckle mountain last Monday as lookout man and smoke chaser.  When his fire duties permit he will work at maintenance of improvements."   (Heppner Gazette-Times)

August 11, 1921:   "Monday night an electrical storm of great severity passed over the John Day country and the eastern part of the Gurdane district.  The forest service telephone system of this district was seriously impaired.  The out-door telephone at Arbuckle mountain was put entirely out of commission.  But by Wednesday night Guard Casteel and Ranger Woods had the phones back in good working order."   (Heppner Gazette-Times)

​September 22, 1921
:   "Gilbert Ritchey who has been lookout man  and smokechaser at Arbuckle mountain left for his home in Portland last week.  In spite of, or because of, the strenuous fire season, he said that he had enjoyed the work and regretted his departure."   (The Gazette-Times)

​June 28, 1922:
  "A new road has been constructed to the top of Arbuckle Mountain.  The construction of the lookout station has been temporarily delayed by the press of other work.  It is planned to cut the top from a tree about sixty feet from the ground and construct a crow's nest of wood and steel.  The lookout from the crow's nest will be able to overlook approximately three hundred thousand acres of forest land."   (East Oregonian)
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June 29, 1922:   "Will Troxel and Homer Landers who are camped at Arbuckle mountain while clearing roads, were recently the hosts to a nocturnal visit from a beast of the forest, a lighted match revealed a porcupine.  Equipped with a light and armed with a long handled shovel, a pajama charge was made on the guests.  The porcupine's head was broken; likewise the shovel handle.
      A new road has been constructed to the lookout tree on top of Arbuckle mountain.  The construction of the lookout station has been temporarily delayed by the press of other work.  It is planned to cut the top from a tree about sixty feet from the ground and construct a crow's nest of wood and steel.  The lookout from the crow's nest will be able to overlook approximately three hundred thousand acres of forest land."   (The Gazette-Times)

​July 1922:
 
"Homer Landers of Pilot Rock who will act as lookout at Arbuckle Mountain during the fire season is assisting in road and trail maintenance."  (Six Twenty-Six)

July 4, 1922:   "A new road has been constructed to the lookout tree on the top of Arbuckle mountain.  The construction of the lookout station has been temporarily delayed by the press of other work.  It is planned to cut the top from a tree about sixty feet from the ground and construct a crow's nest of wood and steel.  The lookout from the crow's nest will be able to overlook approximately 300,000 acres of forest land."   (Heppner Herald)

August 15, 1922:   "A new lookout station has been erected upon the top of Arbuckle mountain.  The station consists of a platform seven and a half feet square enclosed by a railing placed on top of a large fir tree.  The platform is ninety feet from the ground and is supported in the tree by a steel crow's nest frame.  A new fire finder has been placed.  Homer Landers is the lookout man at Arbuckle and is much pleased with his new quarters--except when a strong wind sweeps across the top of the mountain."   (Heppner Gazette-Times)

August 31, 1922:   "Homer Landers came in Monday from Arbuckle Mountain where he served as fire-lookout during the summer."   (East Oregonian)

September 1922:  "A new lookout station has been erected upon the top of Arbuckle Mountain.  The station consists of a platform seven and one-half feet square enclosed by a railing placed in the top of a large fir tree.  The platform is 90 ft. from the ground and is supported in the tree by a steel crow's nest frame.  A new fire finder has been placed.  Homer Landers is the lookout man at Arbuckle and is much pleased with his new quarters--except when a strong wind sweeps across the top of the mountain."  (Six Twenty-Six)

November 21, 1922:   "The lookout tree on Arbuckle mountain has been guyed to withstand the storms of winter.  Four guys were put on and tightened with turnbuckles.  A steel cable with a breaking strain in excess of three tons was used.  Ranger Woods and Milton Spurlock did the work."   (Heppner Herald)

December 1922:  "The lookout tree is becoming a point of interest to visitors at Arbuckle Mountain.  The tree is a large Douglas fir.  The crow's nest is eighty-four feet from the ground.  It consists of a platform seven and one-half feet in diameter, surrounded by a galvanized railing four feet in height.  The platform is supported by a frame of angle steel.  The top of the tree was cut off about four feet above the floor of the platform and the fire locating instrument firmly bolted onto the top of the stump.  The lower forty feet of the ladder rests on the ground and leans against the tree.  Firmness is given by three pairs of wooden braces.  From this on up the ladder spirals the tree.  Three landings have been provided where the climber may regain his breath (and his nerve).
     All of the work was done on contributed time.  The upper half of the ladder was done by R.A. Culick, the lookout, in connection with his regular duty of watching for fires.  Next season safety will be further added to the ladders and landings by the construction of hand railings.
     An interesting feature of the work was hoisting the galvanized iron railing to the platform.  The railing was about twenty-five feet in circumference and four feet deep, open at before ends and weighed close to three hundred pounds.  The hoisting was done by means of a swing pole, a block and tackle and K.P. Cecil's car.  A wooden pulley, grooved to carry a rope was fastened onto the rear axle of the car and the rear wheels jacked clear of the ground.  The rope went once around the pulley and the slack was handled by Ranger Woods who also kept a once-around on a post as insurance against accident in case something caught or slipped.  Lookout Culick guided the rope on the pulley and K.P. Cecil acted as engineer.  The lookout's tub was started skyward and every thing went like clock work.  S.R.W."  (Six Twenty-Six)

June 12, 1923:   "R.A. Culick is being employed in clearing the roads and trails of fallen trees, brush and loose rocks and making them ready for travel.  During the fire season he will be in charge of the lookout station on Arbuckle mountain."   (Heppner Herald)

July 1923:  "R.A. Culick is being employed in clearing the roads and trails of fallen trees, brush, and loose rocks and making them ready for travel.  During the fire season, he will be in charge of the lookout station on Arbuckle Mountain."  (Six Twenty-Six)

September 1923:  "A road on easy grade has been completed right up to the tower on Arbuckle mountain. The road bed is still quite soft and a heavy rain is needed to pack it.  The work was done by R.A. Culick, lookout man, at odd times when conditions permitted him to leave the lookout tower."  (Six Twenty-Six)

September 1923:  "R.A. Culick now has a radio at the lookout on top of Arbuckle mountain,  It was recently brought in and installed by K.P. Cecil.  Owing to the clarity of the atmosphere at the high elevation the music and talks come in strong and clear.  It is proving to be quite an attraction to other forest officers and campers.  This is the second radio on the Western Division; Clarence Bisbee of Dixon Ranger Station having installed one some time ago.:  (Six Twenty-Six)

September 25, 1923:   "A road on easy grade has been completed right up to the tower on Arbuckle mountain.  The roadbed id still quite soft and a heavy rain is needed to pack it.  The work was done by R. A. Culick, lookoutman, at odd times when conditions permitted him to leave the lookout tower.
      R.A. Culick now has a radio at the lookout on top of Arbuckle mountain.  It was recently brought in and in stalled by K.P. Cecil.  Owing to the clarity of the atmosphere at the high elevation the music and talks come in strong and clear.  It is proving to be quite an attraction to other forest officers and campers.  This is the second radio on the western division, Clarence Bisbee of Dixon ranger station having installed one some time ago."   (Heppner Gazette-Times)

July 16, 1925:   "Donald Church is in charge of the lookout station on Arbuckle mountain."   (The Gazette-Times)

June 2, 1927:   "Frank P. Farnsworth, who has been caring for the aged Mr. Farrens at Hardman during the past few months, left this week for Arbuckle mountain where he will be in charge of the forest lookout station during the summer."   (Heppner Gazette-Times)

October 20, 1927:   "Work on the new Arbuckle lookout tower was completed yesterday, according to Frank Farnsworth, lookout there the past season who returned to town yesterday.  This tower, though not as high as the old one, is located nearer the top of the mountain and affords a better view of the surrounding country than did the old one.  The tower has been under construction for some time and was nearly completed once when a high wind blew it over, demolishing a greater part of the construction.  It is now ready to be put in use the coming season, however."  +   "Frank Farnsworth returned to the city yesterday morning after a sojourn of several months in the mountains, coming in with Chas. Thompson who went up Sunday and spent a couple days hunting.  Frank was stationed at the Arbuckle lookout station as lookout during the fire season, and remained in the vicinity of Kelley prairie for a hunt.  Though he killed no deer, Frank is feeling better than he has for a long time, having enjoyed his summer's work immensely."     (Heppner Gazette-Times)

June 6, 1929:   "Raymond Gates, Spray, will be lookout at Arbuckle mountain during the coming summer months.  Mr. Gates is now located at Arbuckle Corrals where he will count sheep entering the forest during the month of June."   (Heppner Gazette-Times)

1930's:  A 24-foot pole platform served as the lookout structure.

January 29, 1931:   "The tower on Arbuckle mountain was remodeled and a cabin built for the lookout."   (Heppner Gazette-Times)
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August 15, 1935:   "Roy Quackenbush, lookout on Arbuckle mountain, gained relief long enough to visit town Tuesday.  He and Mrs. Quackenbush are nicely located at the lookout station, and their register contains the names of many folks who have visited there during the season."   (Heppner Gazette-Times)

August 5, 1937:   "George Gillis was in Lexington Thursday afternoon from Arbuckle lookout where he is stationed this summer."   (Heppner Gazette-Times)

​June 12, 1941:   "Bert Mason, Jr., who has completed his junior year in forestry at O.S.C., returned home last week and Monday entered the forest service.  He went out to Arbuckle mountain."   (Heppner Gazette-Times)

April 11, 1946:   "Tentative plans were made to rebuild Arbuckle lookout this spring if an experienced carpenter can be found."   (Heppner Gazette-Times)

August 15, 1946:   "We are expecting to begin the new Arbuckle tower very soon.  The carpenter and his assistants are expecting to arrive on the scene this weekend."   (Heppner Gazette-Times)

September 5, 1946:   "Mr. and Mrs. Taylor, carpenter and cook on Arbuckle tower, have returned to Pendleton.
      The Arbuckle tower is just in its first stages of construction, the foundation being nearly completed.
      Mr. and Mrs. Bert Bleakman have left Bull Prairie and probably will be located at the Arbuckle tower the next few weeks."   (Heppner Gazette-Times)

January 31, 1948:  "Arbuckle Mountain now boasts a new 14 x 14 lookout station, perched on top of an 83 foot tower.  Final completion of the house will be made during the spring of 1948.  The new tower will house the lookout, thus affording constant vigilance."  (Ukiah Ranger District Annual Report)

February 4, 1948:  "The building of the first tower on Arbuckle...was an experiment and departure in tower building.  It was laminated lumber posts.  It was constructed at a low cost and it looked like we had a new system well in had and something that would revolutionize and reduce the cost of tower building.  At least it so looked the first year but after a year of rain and moisture the legs warped into a letter 'S' shape and were we the laughing stock.  Anyway experimentation was encouraged and we did the experimenting."   (Letter to Supervisor, Umatilla N.F. from Supervisor, Columbia N.F.)

January 27, 1956:  "Arbuckle tower was repaired."  (Ukiah Ranger District Annual Report)

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STATION DESCRIPTION

DESCRIBED BY US FOREST SERVICE 1936
THIS OCCUPIED STATION IS ON THE SUMMIT OF ARBUCKLE MOUNTAIN, A
HIGH TIMBERED POINT 16 MILES AIR LINE W BY N FROM UKIAH, AND 4
MILES AIR LINE NW OF ELLIS RANGER STATION.

STATION IS THE CENTER OF THE 60-FOOT LOOKOUT TOWER.

REFERENCE MARK IS A DISK SET IN ROCK OUTCROP, 0.503 METER
(1.65 FEET) SW OF THE STATION, IN AZIMUTH 37 DEG 13 MIN.

TO REACH STATION FROM UKIAH, DRIVE TO ELLIS RANGER STATION,
CONTINUE W ABOUT 3 MILES, THENCE NW ABOUT 2 MILES TO HIGHEST POINT
AND LOOKOUT.
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