Salisbury Portrero Lookout - AWS Post
US 1395, CA 218
Salisbury Lookout - AWS Post - Relocated to Black Willow Spring

Salisbury Lookout - AWS Post - Relocated to Black Willow Spring - courtesy of The Beeman

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 1395, CA 218 (view other lookouts in United States, California)
Date Registered December 20, 2019
Nominated by Brad Eells
Location Los Padres National Forest
San Luis Obispo County, CA
Coordinates N 34° 49.953' W 119° 45.826' (view using Google Maps)
N 34° 49' 57" W 119° 45' 50"
N 34.832553° W 119.763764°
Elevation 4,549 ft (1,387 m)
Built Circa 1943
Removed Relocation Date Unknown
Administered by US Forest Service - Los Padres National Forest
Cooperators United States Army Ground Observer Corps

Description

Salisbury Portrero was built as an Aircraft Warning Service post circa 1943. The cabin was later relocated to a site nearby at Black Willow Spring, where it still stands.

The original location on the Forest was: 34.822874, -119.713386 at 5188 feet.

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Salisbury Portrero at it's original site - circa 1942/43

Salisbury Portrero at it's original site - circa 1942/43 - courtesy of USFS - Craig R. Carey Collection