Lookout Details

Registry Numbers	US 1392, CA 215 (view other lookouts in United States, California)
Date Registered	November 30, 2019
Nominated by	Brad Eells
Location	Los Padres National Forest San Luis Obispo County, California
Coordinates	N 35° 11.115' W 120° 05.099' (view using Google Maps) N 35° 11' 07" W 120° 05' 06" N 35.185246° W 120.084990°
Elevation	3,768 ft (1,148 m)
Built	1935
Administered by	US Forest Service - Los Padres National Forest
Cooperators	Buckhorn Ranch

Description

Branch Mountain Lookout was built in 1935. The structure is a California Region 5 Plan BC-301 on a 30 foot K-Brace open steel tower.

Branch Mountain was last staffed in 1992 according to it's logbook entries. The small ground cabin is noted in Thornton's 1986 Survey as a WWII Aircraft Warning Service built structure.

The lookout site is completely surrounded by private property and is not accessible to the public. Be sure to read Bob Burd's interesting Trip Report on the 'Links' tab.