Fire Lookout Climb in Sierra Buttes California. Check out the drone!

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"Try this 4.8-mile out-and-back trail near Sierra City, California. Generally considered a challenging route, it takes an average of 3 h 3 min to complete. This is a very popular area for hiking and running, so you'll likely encounter other people while exploring. The best times to visit this trail are June through October. Dogs are welcome and may be off-leash in some areas."

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"At 8,587 feet, Sierra Buttes is the tallest peak in the Lakes Basin region, the northernmost section of the Sierra. The peak is a commanding geologic feature, rising 4,500 feet above the North Yuba River Canyon on one side and 2,800 feet above Lakes Basin on the other.

telephone line will be constructed from the station to Sierra City, and the lookout will thereby be enabled to keep in touch with the forest officers at all times. This work will be commenced as soon as possible so the station can be used next summer." (Sacramento Union)

May 19, 1915: "Supervisor Bigelow of the Tahoe National Forest is pleased with the increased allotment that the government has made for the reserve over which he presides. His total amount is $37,623, or $3000 more than previously. A standard lookout house will be built on the Sierra Buttes, and a telephone line will be constructed to connect this lookout with the present system. Other lookouts and telephone lines will also be installed. There will be forty-five officers in the forest reserve this year as against thirty-eight last year. Altogether there will be fifty-seven members of the force." (Sacramento Union)

May 27, 1915: "Forest Supervisor Bigelow has just received his allotment for the Tahoe National Forest for the fiscal year 1916, which begins July 1st. It calls for a total allotment of $37, 623. A standard lookout house will be built on the Sierra Buttes and a telephone line will be constructed to connect this lookout with the present Forest Service telephone system. A trail to this lookout will also be built." (Truckee Republican)

July 9, 1915: "Forest Ranger George King is now at Sierra City with a crew of eight men, and is engaged in constructing a telephone line to the Sierra Buttes Lookout. As soon as lumber can be taken to the lookout point a house will be constructed. Forest Guard H.H. Seymour, formerly of Grass Valley, will hold the position as lookout at this station.
From this lookout station Mt. Shasta and Mt. Lassen can be plainly seen. A good trail is being constructed to the top of the mountain, which will benefit the public greatly, as many people will no doubt visit the station during the summer to enjoy the wonderful view that can be obtained." (Morning Union)

​July 19, 1915: "The crew building the telephone line from the forest service line at Sardine Flat to the Sierra Buttes lookout station is making good headway. Last week they put up four miles of wire in a day, said to be the record day's work for jobs of this kind in the mountains.
A telephone line will also be built from the Lavezzola ranch, near Downieville through the Butcher ranch country to connect with the Sierra Buttes lookout station, which will give an almost continuous forest service line throughout Sierra county.
The lumber for the building of the lookout station will be on the ground in a day or two, and the station will be constructed at once. All four sides of the house will be made of glass, each pane being 54 x 26 inches and extra heavy.
The construction work is in charge of Ranger George E. King of Goodyear Bar." (Sacramento Union)
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September 3, 1916: "Forest Ranger Victor Halleck tells of a strange and thrilling experience during an electrical storm which occurred here a day or two ago. There is a lookout station on one of the peaks of the Sierra Buttes mountains. Overtopping the lookout station is a high shelf rock that is reached by means of a ladder.
Halleck climbed the ladder and was about to view what damage had been done by lightning when the storm broke again in all its fury. The ranger was afraid to attempt to descend while the storm was in progress and to save himself laid flat on the rock. The lightning broke off huge pieces from the jagged rock and hurled them into the canyon below, but Halleck was not struck or injured." (Sacramento Union)"

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