Happy Camp Lookout
US 1330, CA 153
Happy Camp Lookout - 2006
Lookout Details
| Registry Numbers | US 1330, CA 153 (view other lookouts in United States, California) |
| Date Registered | October 22, 2019 |
| Nominated by | Brad Eells |
| Location |
Modoc National Forest Modoc County, California |
| Coordinates |
N 41° 24.950' W 121° 06.553' (view using Google Maps) N 41° 24' 57" W 121° 06' 33" N 41.415829° W 121.109211° |
| Elevation | 6,067 ft (1,849 m) |
| Built | 1911/1950/2001 |
| Administered by | US Forest Service - Modoc National Fores |
Description
A primary lookout was established at this point in 1911 with Eli Dale as the first lookout man. The structure was replaced in 1950.
The lookout was destroyed by a fire caused by an electrical problem while the lookout was away for the night in 2000.
A new lookout structure was built in 2001 as a handicap accessible station, complete with an extra wide catwalk and a power chairlift from ground level to the catwalk level. This is the newest lookout in the Region 5 inventory prior to the completion of the Vetter Mountain rebuild in 2019.
Map
Change Basemap
Photos
2019
Photo courtesy of Ron Kemnow
Visitors to the lookout
Photo courtesy of Fred Johnson