Cuyama Peak Lookout
US 286, CA 20

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 286, CA 20 (view other lookouts in United States, California)
Date Registered October 10, 1998
Nominated by Mark Swift
Location Los Padres National Forest
Ventura County, California
Coordinates N 34° 45.236' W 119° 28.557' (view using Google Maps)
N 34° 45' 14" W 119° 28' 33"
N 34.753940° W 119.475955°
Elevation 5,783 ft (1,763 m)
Built 1934
Administered by U.S. Forest Service
Cooperators Mount Pinos Ranger District

Description

Built in 1934, Cuyama Peak Lookout is a modified L-4 atop a 20’ steel “H” braced tower. The Los Padres National forest site was also used by the Aircraft Warning Service in World War II. The AWS cabin is one of only four remaining in California.

Updated images show the lookout cab has collapsed on the tower platform. The AWS cabin has collapsed and is a debris pile now. Cuyama Peak Lookout will be added to the Former Fire Lookout Sites listings.

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Photos

2013

2013 - courtesy of Expat Eldon Walker

Photo courtesy of Expat Eldon Walker

AWS Cabin - 1973

AWS Cabin - 1973 - courtesy of Los Padres National Forest Archive

AWS Cabin - 2014

AWS Cabin - 2014 - courtesy of Craig R. Carey

Lookout Cab - 2014

Lookout Cab - 2014 - courtesy of Craig R. Carey

Tower deck - 2014

Tower deck - 2014 - courtesy of Craig R. Carey

1959

1959 - courtesy of Los Padres National Forest Archive

Photo courtesy of Los Padres National Forest Archive

1973

1973 - courtesy of USFS - Craig R. Carey Collection

1959

1959 - courtesy of USFS - Craig R. Carey Collection