Kern Peak Lookout Site
US 2051, CA 157
Kern Peak Lookout

Kern Peak Lookout - courtesy of Mark Swift Collection

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 2051, CA 157 (view other lookout sites in United States, California)
Date Registered April 26, 2020
Nominated by Brad Eells
Location Inyo National Forest
Tulare County, California
Coordinates N 36° 18.514' W 118° 17.267' (view using Google Maps)
N 36° 18' 31" W 118° 17' 16"
N 36.308573° W 118.287779°
Elevation 11,515 ft (3,510 m)
Built Circa 1917
Removed Unknown
Administered by US Forest Service - Inyo National Forest

Description

Kern Peak Lookout was a California Region 5 Plan 4A ground cabin sitting at one of the highest elevation fire detection sites in the state, 11,515 feet.

Removal date is unknown. Nothing remains at the site.

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Photos

April 7, 1918

April 7, 1918 - courtesy of Fresno Morning Republican