Lookout Details

Registry Numbers	US 28, CA 1 (view other lookouts in United States, California)
Date Registered	November 15, 1991
Nominated by	Sandy G. Hogan, District Ranger, Arrowhead Ranger District
Location	San Bernadino National Forest San Bernardino County, California
Coordinates	N 34° 11.756' W 117° 02.963' (view using Google Maps) N 34° 11' 45" W 117° 02' 58" N 34.195940° W 117.049383°
Elevation	7,845 ft (2,391 m)
Built	1926
Removed	2024
Former Fire Lookout Sites Register	US 2117, CA 173
Administered by	U.S. Forest Service
Cooperators	Southern California Mountains Foundation

Description

California has the largest number of active lookouts remaining in the West, but even these are now being phased out in favor of other methods of fire detection. Keller Peak Lookout, on the San Bernardino National Forest, was the first lookout to be registered in the state.

The original structure was constructed in 1926, likely a Region 5 4AR cabin on a 20 foot, open steel tower. The original cab was replaced with the current Region 5 BC-301 in 1954.

Prior to its destruction in the Line Fire in September 2024, the lookout was staffed by the Southern California Mountains Foundation Fire Lookout Volunteers and open to the public during the fire season. Rebuilding discussions are underway.