Shuteye Peak Lookout
US 1325, CA 148
Shuteye Peak Lookout - 2010

Shuteye Peak Lookout - 2010 - courtesy of Ron Kemnow

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 1325, CA 148 (view other lookouts in United States, California)
Date Registered October 22, 2019
Nominated by Brad Eells
Location Sierra National Forest
Madera County, California
Coordinates N 37° 20.976' W 119° 25.694' (view using Google Maps)
N 37° 20' 59" W 119° 25' 42"
N 37.349607° W 119.428233°
Elevation 8,362 ft (2,549 m)
Built 1908/1922/1957
Administered by US Forest Service - Sierra National Forest

Description

A lookout structure was established at Shuteye Peak in 1908/09 making it one of the oldest in California. The original lookout was replaced in 1922 and again in 1957 with the current CL-100 design.

The Sierra National Forest continues to staff Shuteye Peak each fire season.

Map

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Photos

2002

2002 - courtesy of Fred Johnson

1996

1996 - courtesy of Mark Swift Collection

1962

1962

Shuteye Osborne Fire-Finder

Shuteye Osborne Fire-Finder