Cajon Mountain Lookout Site
US 1849, CA 44
Cajon Mountain Lookout - Circa 1990
Lookout Details
| Registry Numbers | US 1849, CA 44 (view other lookout sites in United States, California) |
| Date Registered | December 1, 2019 |
| Nominated by | Brad Eells |
| Location |
San Bernardino National Forest San Bernardino County, California |
| Coordinates |
N 34° 16.265' W 117° 25.444' (view using Google Maps) N 34° 16' 16" W 117° 25' 27" N 34.271084° W 117.424073° |
| Elevation | 5,319 ft (1,621 m) |
| Built | 1935 |
| Removed | Circa 1997 |
| Administered by | US Forest Service - San Bernardino National Forest |
Description
Cajon Mountain Lookout, was a US Forest Service site on the east side of the Cajon Pass, not to be confused with the Cajon Summit Lookout operated by CDF on the west side of the Pass.
The structure was built in 1935, a California Region 5 Plan BC-301 cabin atop a 30 foot K-Brace open steel tower.
The cabin was removed some time after 1990 and the tower some time after 1997.
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Photos
Circa 1997
1939 Newspaper Article