Iron Mountain Lookout Site
US 1892, CA 87
Iron Mountain Lookout - 60 foot tree platform - Constructed 1911

Iron Mountain Lookout - 60 foot tree platform - Constructed 1911 - courtesy of Mark Swift Collection

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 1892, CA 87 (view other lookout sites in United States, California)
Date Registered January 28, 2020
Nominated by Brad Eells
Location Eldorado National Forest
Eldorado County, California
Coordinates N 38° 42.289' W 120° 21.702' (view using Google Maps)
N 38° 42' 17" W 120° 21' 42"
N 38.704821° W 120.361699°
Elevation 6,191 ft (1,887 m)
Built Circa 1913. Cabin/Garage - 1934
Removed Cabin/Garage - 1974, Tree 2014-15 (Wildfire)
Administered by US Forest Service - Eldorado National Forest

Description

Iron Mountain began as a lookout site as early as 1911, a platform built into a tree at 60 feet.

A BC-201 Fireman Lookout Cabin and garage was built in 1934, burned in July 1937, rebuilt thereafter then sold and removed in 1974.

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Photos

Iron Mountain Lookout - BC-201 Fireman Lookout Cabin Foundation - 2009

Iron Mountain Lookout - BC-201 Fireman Lookout Cabin Foundation - 2009 - courtesy of Ron Kemnow