Santa Margarita (Margarita Peak) Tower Site
US 517, CA 3
Lookout Details
| Registry Numbers | US 517, CA 3 (view other lookout sites in United States, California) |
| Date Registered | February 17, 2009 |
| Nominated by | Brad Eells |
| Location |
Cleveland National Forest San Diego County, California |
| Coordinates |
N 33° 26.665' W 117° 23.000' (view using Google Maps) N 33° 26' 40" W 117° 22' 60" N 33.444420° W 117.383330° |
| Elevation | 2,502 ft (763 m) |
| Administered by | U.S. Forest Service |
Description
An L-1600 Series 30' steel K-Brace tower with a Region 5 C3 14'x14' live in wood cab was built here in 1935. In 1965, his was replaced with a Forest Service Standard CL-104 series lookout: an L-1600 series 30' steel K-Brace tower with CL-30 13'x13' live in steel cab. The lookout was known as both Santa Margarita and Margarita Peak Lookout. The CCC built the original structure. The 1965 lookout was burned over in a 1986 wildfire and destroyed by collision with a Marine Corps helicopter in 1988.
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Photos
Crash (1988)
Photo by Brad Eells
Photo by Brad Eells
Photo by Brad Eells
Photo by Brad Eells
Photo by Brad Eells
April 28, 1934