1933 · Chelan

Chelan Butte Lookout, Summit of Chelan Butte, Chelan, Chelan County, WA

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Taken: 1933
Place: Lakeside, Chelan
Credit: Historic American Buildings Survey
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Stories from Chelan

Tornados and Vanishing Towns: The Floods of 1894 Jun 14, 1894
The Smoke Over the Okanogan Aug 29, 1889
The Indian Agent Who Let Settlers Stay: A Lake Chelan Land Fight May 13, 1895
Fatal Family Dispute Over Squatter's Rights Oct 20, 1892
Federal Decision Settles Chelan Land Claims Jan 22, 1893

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4. South side elevation view of lookout when it was boarded-up in October 1994. The steep angle of view conceals the roofline. - Chelan Butte Lookout, Summit of Chelan Butte, Chelan, Chelan County, WA1994
15. Interior view includes door, windows, walls, ceiling, and floor. Camera is pointed N. - Chelan Butte Lookout, Summit of Chelan Butte, Chelan, Chelan County, WA1994
16. Cardinal view looking to north includes town of Chelan on right and south end of Lake Chelan on right. Camera is pointed N with a 120mm lens subtending a 53 degree horizontal angle of view. - Chelan Butte Lookout, Summit of Chelan Butte, Chelan, Chelan County, WA1995
20. View looking NW shows Lake Chelan in distance and telephone company microwave tower in foreground. - Chelan Butte Lookout, Summit of Chelan Butte, Chelan, Chelan County, WA1995
2. Context view from NE ridge of Daybreak Canyon running NE from lookout tower shows fire line on right and NE side of lookout tower in the far distance. Tree in foreground is Ponderosa Pine that survived fires of 1991 and 1994. Camera is pointed SW with wide-angle lens. - Chelan Butte Lookout, Summit of Chelan Butte, Chelan, Chelan County, WA1995
3. Context view from ridge running S from summit shows profile of summit area and south elevation of lookout tower. The tower is partially obscured by a cellular telephone communications tower. - Chelan Butte Lookout, Summit of Chelan Butte, Chelan, Chelan County, WA1995
5. West side elevation view includes small buildings for communications equipment and cellular communications tower in background. - Chelan Butte Lookout, Summit of Chelan Butte, Chelan, Chelan County, WA1995
6. North side oblique view of lookout tower was taken with a telephoto 720mm lens from ridge running N and E from summit. Camera is pointed SSW. This photograph is the best view of the tower's roof. In all of the other closer photographs, the steep angle of view, as dictated by the terrain, precludes good views of the roof. - Chelan Butte Lookout, Summit of Chelan Butte, Chelan, Chelan County, WA1995

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