Markleeville Lookout Site
US 1889, CA 84
Markleeville Lookout - Circa 1940

Markleeville Lookout - Circa 1940 - courtesy of Ron Kemnow Collection

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 1889, CA 84 (view other lookout sites in United States, California)
Date Registered January 27, 2020
Nominated by Brad Eells
Location Toiyabe National Forest (originally Mono National Forest)
Alpine County, California
Coordinates N 38° 41.344' W 119° 43.073' (view using Google Maps)
N 38° 41' 21" W 119° 43' 04"
N 38.689062° W 119.717876°
Elevation 7,589 ft (2,313 m)
Built 1940
Removed Unknown
Administered by U.S. Forest Service

Description

Markleeville lookout was a unique design constructed for the Mono National Forest in 1940, which was divided into the Inyo and Toiyabe National Forests in 1945. The site atop Mogul Peak overlooked the Carson River and Wolf Creek drainages.

Removal date is unknown. Only the foundation remains.

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