Bald Mountain Lookout (Sierra NF)
US 823, CA 88

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 823, CA 88 (view other lookouts in United States, California)
Date Registered August 30, 2009
Nominated by Dave Bula
Location Sierra National Forest
Fresno County, California
Coordinates N 37° 06.233' W 119° 12.350' (view using Google Maps)
N 37° 06' 14" W 119° 12' 21"
N 37.103890° W 119.205830°
Elevation 7,828 ft (2,386 m)
Built 1934
Administered by U.S. Forest Service
Cooperators High Sierra Ranger District

Description

First there was a cabin at Bald Mountain Lookout on the Sierra National Forest dating to 1905 and one of the first in the state. It was replaced in 1911 by a wooden tower, and the current 20' H-brace metal tower was built in 1934.

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