Lookout Mtn. Lookout Traditional Cache

This is the second in my series of hides near fire lookouts. Here you will find Lookout Mtn. Lookout, 5200', in the Umatilla National Forest. Constructed in 1948 to replace another tower from 1935, this 87' treated timber tower with live-in cabin has recently been refurbished and is staffed in the summer.

The cache is a standard ammo box hidden in a typical place. It has a logbook, writing instruments, and several trading items.

If the lookout is occupied during your visit, be sure to ask permission before climbing up, this is his summer home, so be respectful. The stairs are VERY steep near the top, so acrophobics need not apply. A climb of the tower is not necessary to get to the cache, but if you want to see the whole 360 from the summit, you must climb up. The Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness is to the north with Oregon Butte lookout being prominent on the horizon. To the east is the deep canyon made by the Grande Ronde River, then miles upon miles of timbered ridges, and on a clear day, the Seven Devils in Idaho. To the southeast is the Eagle Cap Wilderness, south is the Grande Ronde Valley with the Elkhorns in the backdrop, and west are the former lookout sites of Spout Springs and Bone Springs. Oh, and please, daylight hours only, preferably between 0930 and 1800?