Crandall Peak Lookout - 1953
Registry Numbers | US 1878, CA 73 (view other lookout sites in United States, California) |
Date Registered | December 28, 2019 |
Nominated by | Brad Eells |
Location |
Stanislaus National Forest Tuolumne County, California |
Coordinates |
N 38° 09.544' W 120° 08.600' (view using Google Maps) N 38° 09' 33" W 120° 08' 36" N 38.159074° W 120.143335° |
Elevation | 5,458 ft (1,664 m) |
Built | 1934 |
Removed | 1989 - Burned |
Administered by | US Forest Service - Stanislaus National Forest |
Mi-Wok Ranger District, 5,449' elevation. Civilian Conservation Corps crew from Camp Jupiter built this lookout in 1934. It was used until the mid-1980s and then burned down in 1989. The lookout consisted of a 40' three-tiered wood frame building.he bottom floor was 15' x 15'', with a standard 14' x 14' second floor and cab. The original lookout was constructed of horizontal redwood siding and painted white. Photo back: "Crandall Peak Lookout 8-26-53".
Photo courtesy of Mi-Wok Ranger District Archive