Lava Peak Lookout Site
US 1906, CA 101
Lava Peak Lookout Ruin - 2008
Lookout Details
| Registry Numbers | US 1906, CA 101 (view other lookout sites in United States, California) |
| Date Registered | February 1, 2020 |
| Nominated by | Brad Eells |
| Location |
-120.891981 Lassen County, California |
| Coordinates |
N 40° 49.820' W 120° 53.519' (view using Google Maps) N 40° 49' 49" W 120° 53' 31" N 40.830337° W 120.891981° |
| Elevation | 6,613 ft (2,016 m) |
| Built | Circa 1940's |
| Removed | Standing ruin |
| Administered by | Lassen National Forest |
| Cooperators | US Forest Service - Lassen National Forest |
Description
Lava Peak is a standing ruin, an 8x8 observation only wood ground cabin with a wood catwalk. The cabin is reminiscent of far earlier observation cabins. A trailer (TLR) residence is also noted on the Thornton survey.
The walls and parts of the catwalk remain on site.
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