Burney Mountain Lookout
US 1344, CA 167
Burney Mountain Lookout - 2008

Burney Mountain Lookout - 2008 - courtesy of Ron Kemnow

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 1344, CA 167 (view other lookouts in United States, California)
Date Registered October 26, 2019
Nominated by Brad Eells
Location Lassen National Forest
Shasta County, California
Coordinates N 40° 48.393' W 121° 37.685' (view using Google Maps)
N 40° 48' 24" W 121° 37' 41"
N 40.806548° W 121.628085°
Elevation 7,870 ft (2,399 m)
Built 1966
Administered by US Forest Service - Lassen National Forest

Description

Burney Mountain hosted a lookout structure prior to 1936. The original structure was a California Region 5 Plan BC-301 on a 10 foot enclosed timber tower.

A new lookout replaced the original structure, a Plan CL-100 13x13 cab on 10 foot block tower in 1966.

Map

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Photos

2003

2003 - courtesy of www.peakbagging.com

1936

1936 - courtesy of National Archives