Banner Mountain Lookout
US 1334, CA 157
Banner Mountain Lookout - 2009
Lookout Details
| Registry Numbers | US 1334, CA 157 (view other lookouts in United States, California) |
| Date Registered | October 24, 2019 |
| Nominated by | Brad Eells |
| Location | Nevada County, California |
| Coordinates |
N 39° 14.743' W 120° 57.933' (view using Google Maps) N 39° 14' 45" W 120° 57' 56" N 39.245720° W 120.965550° |
| Elevation | 3,908 ft (1,191 m) |
| Built | 1926 |
| Administered by | California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection - Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit (Cal Fire NEU) |
Description
The original platform tower was constructed in 1911.
CDF remodeled the original 1926 Aermotor cab to accommodate the addition of a catwalk in 1961. The original lookout residence burned in 1962. The replacement house and garage were constructed in 1963-4. Although newer than the tower both buildings conform closely to what could have been erected contemporaneously with the tower. There are nine, 601 Aermotor Company towers in the CDF system. (MVF 10/91)
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Photos
Photo courtesy of Ron Kemnow
Photo courtesy of Ron Kemnow
1926 - Newly Constructed
1912 - Tower constructed in 1911