Offield Mountain Lookout Site
US 2037, CA 143
Offield Mountain Lookout - 1981
Lookout Details
| Registry Numbers | US 2037, CA 143 (view other lookout sites in United States, California) |
| Date Registered | April 22, 2020 |
| Nominated by | Brad Eells |
| Location |
Klamath National Forest Siskiyou County, California |
| Coordinates |
N 41° 25.423' W 123° 28.321' (view using Google Maps) N 41° 25' 25" W 123° 28' 19" N 41.423714° W 123.472011° |
| Elevation | 4,073 ft (1,241 m) |
| Built | 1933 |
| Removed | Prior to 1986 |
| Administered by | US Forest Service - Klamath National Forest |
Description
The original Offield Mountain Lookout may have been constructed as early as 1919 when Frank Offield is noted as the first operator. The structure was a California Region 5 Plan 4A on an 8 foot open timber tower. A telephone line was added in 1923.
A new structure was completed about 100 yards away from the old site in 1933, a USFS R1 Plan cabin on an 18 foot enclosed timber tower. The lookout stood in 1981 but was gone by 1986 when the Thornton Survey was conducted.
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Photo courtesy of Nancy Hood Collection
Original cabin - California Region 4A - Circa 1920's