Lake Mountain Lookout
US 159, CA 6
2008
Lookout Details
| Registry Numbers | US 159, CA 6 (view other lookouts in United States, California) |
| Date Registered | January 26, 1996 |
| Nominated by | James Rock and Candice Cook, USFS, KNF-SO, Yreka, CA |
| Location |
Klamath National Forest Siskiyou County, California |
| Coordinates |
N 41° 44.896' W 123° 07.994' (view using Google Maps) N 41° 44' 54" W 123° 07' 60" N 41.748270° W 123.133240° |
| Elevation | 6,792 ft (2,070 m) |
| Built | 1912 |
| Administered by | U.S. Forest Service |
| Cooperators | Oak Knoll Ranger District |
Description
Described as the oldest and only surviving rock tower with cab in California, Lake Mountain Lookout has been in continuous operation since 1912. The original 15’ x15’ stone groundhouse roof was modified in 1933 with the addition of a 14’x14’ R-1 wooden hip-roofed cab and a catwalk. The CCC crew that built the cab also constructed the Lake Mountain Trail up to the summit.
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Photos
Photo courtesy of Ron Kemnow
Long Time Lookout Nancy Hood
Circa 1934
1912 house that became the 1st floor of the R1 Cabin built atop it