Diamond Butte Lookout

US Forest Service · Montana

Diamond Butte Lookout in Montana. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 803 public campsites we map in Montana.

Diamond Butte Lookout is perched atop a 30-foot masonry tower on Diamond Butte at an altitude of 4,245 feet in the Custer National Forest approximately 40 miles from Ashland, Montana. The lookout was moved from its original location of Yeager Butte in 1958 and was an active fire lookout until 2001. Guests can enjoy panoramic views of the surrounding mountains. This vantage point offers the chance to enjoy sunrises, sunsets and star gazing on clear nights.

What we know about it

Managed by

US Forest Service

Fee

$45/night

Booking

Reservation required

Dogs

Allowed on a leash (USFS policy)

Phone

CALL FOR COMBINATION PRIOR TO YOUR STAY

Coordinates

45.24917, -105.93250

Nearest sites we map

• Moorhead Recreation Site22 km · Bureau of Land Management
• Cow Creek Campground And Picnic Area26 km · US Forest Service
• Blacks Pond Campground30 km · US Forest Service
• Red Shale Campground40 km · US Forest Service
• Holiday Spring Campground43 km · US Forest Service
• Whitetail Cabin43 km · US Forest Service

Source: Recreation.gov, dated 2026-02-25, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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