Sisters, OR
Dee Wright Observatory at McKenzie Pass
Dee Wright Observatory is a stone structure built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1935 atop McKenzie Pass at 5,325 feet elevation. The observatory sits amid a vast lava field and has window openings aligned to frame 11 Cascade volcanic peaks. The surrounding lava flows from Yapoah Crater and Belknap Crater cover approximately 65 square miles.
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