- City:
- Portland, OR
- Site Type:
- Infrastructure and Utilities
- New Deal Agencies:
- US Bureau of Lighthouses, Federal & Military Operations
- Started:
- 1933
- Completed:
- 1933
- Quality of Information:
- Moderate
- Marked:
- No
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
The Rocky Butte aircraft beacon was erected in 1933 by the U.S. Bureau of Lighthouses for aircraft navigation. A revolving beacon atop a metal tower at the summit contains a medium intensity white light that flashes intermittently. The tower also bore a red beacon that was discontinued in the late 1970s.
Rocky Butte is a 607 foot extinct volcanic cone (one of several in the city of Portland) and the second highest point in the city. The viewing area in Joseph Wood Hill Park atop the butte offers panoramic vistas of the Columbia River valley and Portland.
Source notes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_Butte
Site originally submitted by Richard A Walker on June 9, 2018.
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