The Bull of the Woods Fire Lookout, first built at the wilderness site nearly a century ago, has been destroyed by the advancing Bull Complex Fire, Mt. Hood National Forest officials said Monday.

There are a total of five fires — three inside the the Bull of the Woods Wilderness and two outside near Round Lake. The two near Round Lake are just about contained, officials said.

It was located within the Bull of the Woods Wilderness and could be accessed by a 3.2-mile hike from the Bull of the Woods Trailhead. The structure itself was in rough shape, ...

The Bull was one of Oregon's last wilderness lookouts. It's unclear if Hawk Mountain Lookout, another nearby fire lookout within the boundary of the fire, also burned down, fire teams said.

The Bull Fire is now almost 20,000 acres large and is still the primary factor contributing to smoke in the mid-Willamette Valley. The fire is considered 7% contained, according to ...

On Aug. 2, lightning struck the Bull of the Woods Wilderness, igniting the dry forest in several locations. The individual fires soon spread, creating the Bull Complex Fire.

The tallest peak in the Bull of the Woods Wilderness, Battle Ax lies between Opal Creek and Jefferson Park, two once-popular destinations with frustrating fire closures.