Ship Mountain Lookout
Lookout Details
| Registry Numbers | US 1313, CA 136 (view other lookouts in United States, California) |
| Date Registered | October 17, 2019 |
| Nominated by | Brad Eells |
| Location |
Six Rivers National Forest Del Norte County, California |
| Coordinates |
N 41° 44.137' W 123° 47.579' (view using Google Maps) N 41° 44' 08" W 123° 47' 35" N 41.735609° W 123.792981° |
| Elevation | 5,320 ft (1,622 m) |
| Built | 1914/1922/2008 |
| Administered by | US Forest Service |
Description
Ship Mountain, also known as Four Brothers #3, was originally part of the Siskiyou National Forest. A lookout may have been on Ship Mountain as early as 1914. Circa 1922 a timber tower with a Region 5 Plan 4AR cab design was erected. The structure was replace in the 1960's by a portable trailer lookout that was replaced by a new structure constructed in 2008.
Ship Mountain participated in the Aircraft Warning Service program during World War II as AWS Station 'Mike 8-1'.
Map
Photos
Photo courtesy of Ron Kemnow
Under construction - 2008
Photo courtesy of Fred Johnson
Portable Trailer Lookout - Dates to the 1960's - 1991 Photo
Stored Trailer Lookout