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PostMon Nov 04, 2019 11:06 am 
This is west of Satus Pass and on a bump just east of Simcoe Butte at 4653.' I was out there to tag the highpoint of Klickitat County and came upon this. Looks like some Cold War radar facility? The building is solid concrete.
Unnamed bump east of Simcoe Butte.
Unnamed bump east of Simcoe Butte.
Interior of structure. Seems like it was built to withstand a bomb.
Interior of structure. Seems like it was built to withstand a bomb.
The tower rests on the roof.
The tower rests on the roof.
View south out the door.
View south out the door.
Intentionally cut down.
Intentionally cut down.
Very strong shutters.
Very strong shutters.
There is a window behind the small wall on the side.
There is a window behind the small wall on the side.

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PostMon Nov 04, 2019 11:28 am 
Go back, spend more time, and we'll know more by under what law you were arrested. up.gif

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PostMon Nov 04, 2019 11:33 am 
No signage nor gate and a short spur is drivable to the top. Yakima tribal land boundary runs across the summit and is bordered by public land to the south.

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PostMon Nov 04, 2019 1:37 pm 
The topo shows it as a radio tower

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PostMon Nov 04, 2019 3:48 pm 
Ah. Google. I liked my idea better. It had that je ne c'est quoi, devil-may-care jauntiness about it.

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PostMon Nov 04, 2019 4:41 pm 
Next weekend this will be the most crowded hike in the state and poor Wallace Falls will get lonely. bawl.gif

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PostMon Nov 04, 2019 5:48 pm 
Sluggo embarassedlaugh.gif

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PostMon Nov 04, 2019 7:27 pm 
Nice view of Mt. Hood from there.

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PostMon Nov 04, 2019 8:59 pm 
RichP wrote:
Interior of structure. Seems like it was built to withstand a bomb.
Interior of structure. Seems like it was built to withstand a bomb.
I’ve seen built to take a bomb. Old King Co Precinct #3, off Canyon St in Kent. Concrete feet thick. Originally built as civil defense HQ. Supposedly built and located to survive air bursts over Seattle & Bremerton. This is not built to take a bomb.

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PostMon Nov 04, 2019 11:12 pm 
Did you draw that wiener on the wall?

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PostTue Nov 05, 2019 4:23 pm 
Cool. I'm going to have to run up there and have a look. Fun afternoon adventure.

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PostTue Nov 05, 2019 5:20 pm 
It's definitely an old microwave tower. The platform would have supported a number of "horn" antennas. I thought at first it might be one of the old AT&T "long line" sites, but Simcoe Butte doesn't seem to be on the list of such sites.

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