Camel's Hump Lookout Site
US 1957, CA 111
Camel's Hump Lookout - 1963

Camel's Hump Lookout - 1963 - courtesy of US Forest Service

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 1957, CA 111 (view other lookout sites in United States, California)
Date Registered April 1, 2020
Nominated by Brad Eells
Location Tahoe National Forest
Nevada County, California
Coordinates N 39° 12.981' W 120° 51.073' (view using Google Maps)
N 39° 12' 59" W 120° 51' 04"
N 39.216355° W 120.851216°
Elevation 3,548 ft (1,081 m)
Built Circa 1939
Removed Unknown
Administered by US Forest Service - Tahoe National Forest

Description

Camel's Hump was constructed in 1938, a California Region 5 Plan BC-301 on an 8 foot enclosed timber tower.

Removal date is unknown, some ruins are remaining at the site.

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