North Mountain Lookout
US 1189, CA 120
Photo courtesy of Bill Luedeke/HAER
Lookout Details
| Registry Numbers | US 1189, CA 120 (view other lookouts in United States, California) |
| Date Registered | April 24, 2017 |
| Nominated by | Bill Luedeke |
| Location |
Stanislaus National Forest Tuolumne County, California |
| Coordinates |
N 37° 54.162' W 119° 53.877' (view using Google Maps) N 37° 54' 10" W 119° 53' 53" N 37.902701° W 119.897958° |
| Elevation | 5,754 ft (1,754 m) |
| Built | 1963 |
| Administered by | U.S. Forest Service |
Description
Originally a crow's nest lookout, this current tower was built in 1963. It has a K-brace tower of 54 feet with a 13’x13’ live-in steel cab. It overlooks the Hetch Hetchy Valley and Yosemite High Country.
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Photo courtesy of Library of Congress
1955