Built in 1938. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
One of 46 National Register listings published here for Chelan County · listed in 1990 · category: Building · built in 1938, by Civilian Conservation Corps.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 52 fires within 5 miles of Chelan Butte Lookout between 1992 and 2020, burning about 96,633 acres in total. 16 started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 18 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | UNION 3 |
| 13 September 1996 | Natural | 175 acres | Spokane District | DEER MTN |
| 6 August 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | STAYMAN FLATS |
| 5 August 2003 | Natural | 440 acres | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | THE BUTTE |
| 3 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 156 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | FOOTHILLS |
| 3 August 1999 | Natural | 168 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | UNION VALLEY |
| 28 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.6 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | VINYARD |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Chelan Butte Lookout: 12 past producers, 4 occurrences, 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Pumice, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelan Butte | Tin | Occurrence | ||
| Chelan Falls Deposit | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Chelan | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Chelan Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Union Valley | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Lakeside | Pumice | Occurrence | ||
| Stayman-Knapp Coulee Road Deposit | Pumice | Occurrence | ||
| Staymen | Pumice | Occurrence | ||
| Butte | Gold | Unknown |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Chelan, the town this property stands in, in 18 storm reports between 1997 and 2022: 10 hail, 3 wildfire, 2 flash flood, 1 lightning. The reports record 6 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1999 | Lightning | Chelan | 6 hurt | 6 Persons injured while camping in Lake Wenatchee State Park |
| August 1998 | Wildfire | Chelan | $10,000,000 | Lightning sparked a large fire at Twenty five mile creek on Lake Chelan. Over 6300 acres of forest land have burned. The fire was allowed to burn out and will not be officially out until mid October. |
| August 2001 | Wildfire | Chelan | $200,000 | The "Rex Creek Complex" of fires resulted from numerous lightning strikes early on the morning of August 12. One vacation home on the north shore of Lake Chelan was destroyed in the first day of the fires' existence. Over half of the acres burned in this complex of fires were on federally-designated wilderness land. The fire burned until late September, scorching over 50,000 acres. |
| July 2022 | Flash Flood | Chelan | $1,000 | Residence and garage flooded in Chelan. |
| May 2015 | Hail | Chelan | - | A trained weather spotter reported 1.0 inch hail denting cars in the Manson, Washington area which is approximately 3 miles west of Chelan, WA. |
| May 2015 | Hail | Chelan | - | A trained spotter reported 0.75 inch hail just south of Manson on Lake Chelan, WA. |
| May 2015 | Hail | Chelan | - | A trained spotter reported 0.75 inch hail near across Lake Chelan not too far from Manson, WA. |
| May 2015 | Heavy Rain | Chelan | - | Heavy rain from thunderstorms washed debris out onto Wapato Lake Road near Mills Bay Casino near Chelan, WA. |
| August 1999 | Wildfire | Chelan | - | 160 Acre fire 5N of Chelan |
| June 1997 | Hail | Chelan | - | 3/4 INCH HAIL |
| June 1997 | Hail | Chelan | - | 1 INCH HAIL |
| June 1997 | Hail | Chelan | - | 3/4 INCH HAIL IN CHELAN |
| June 1997 | Hail | Chelan | - | 1 INCH HAIL IN CHELAN |
| June 1997 | Hail | Chelan | - | 3/4 INCH HAIL TURNED GROUND WHITE. 500 ACRES OF APPLES AND CHERRIES DAMAGED |
| July 2006 | Hail | Chelan | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Flash Flood | Chelan | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Chelan | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chelan | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Chelan Hydroelectric Power Plant | 1.9 miles | 1988 | |
 | St. Andrews Episcopal Church | 2.4 miles | 1992 |
 | Ruby Theater | 2.4 miles | 1991 |
 | Richard Hinton Lord House | 2.8 miles | 1999 |
| Lucas Homestead | 3.3 miles | 1978 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 90001912 in Record Group 79. |
| Chelan County | All 46 listed properties in this county. |
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