Banner Mountain Lookout
US 1334, CA 157
Banner Mountain Lookout - 2009

Banner Mountain Lookout - 2009 - courtesy of Ron Kemnow

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

1926 - Newly Constructed - courtesy of Mark Swift Collection

1912 - Tower constructed in 1911

1912 - Tower constructed in 1911 - courtesy of Mark Swift Collection