| Drive-Up | Staffed |
| Elevation: 6053′ | Clearwater National Forest |
History
1921 – Cupola cabin.
1934 – 50′ pole L-4 was built.
1954 – 41′ TT Flat cab tower was built.
This tower is currently manned during fire season.
Known Staff
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1948
Mr. Frank Irving (Eyes on a Mountain)Mrs. Jeanne Irving (Eyes on a Mountain)
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1972
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Benscoter (Kellogg Evening News)
- 1977–1978
- 1983
- 1984–1985
- 1989
- 2001
- 2006–2010
- 2012
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2013
Kerry Gauthier (Idaho Statesman)
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2014
Kerry Gauthier (Idaho Statesman)
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019–2022
Know more about who staffed this tower, or when? Let us know.
Our Notes
We visited Hemlock Butte in August of 2021 with the express purpose of meeting and talking to lookout Benajmin F. It was our absolute pleasure to meet and speak with him – Benjamin was so obviously passionate about lookouts, fire watch and simple but purposeful lifestyle. We are working to edit his interview now and will be posting here soon and on our youtube channel. To receive an update when the interview is posted please sign up for our email updates.
INTERVIEW WITH BENJAMIN
We had the absolute pleasure of speaking and spending some time with Benjamin, the lookout at Hemlock Butte. His interview will be published soon.
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