Darby Knob Lookout Site
US 1879, CA 74
Darby Knob Lookout - 1914
Lookout Details
| Registry Numbers | US 1879, CA 74 (view other lookout sites in United States, California) |
| Date Registered | December 29, 2019 |
| Nominated by | Brad Eells |
| Location |
Stanislaus National Forest Tuolumne County, California |
| Coordinates |
N 38° 10.319' W 120° 23.094' (view using Google Maps) N 38° 10' 19" W 120° 23' 06" N 38.171989° W 120.384902° |
| Elevation | 3,708 ft (1,130 m) |
| Built | Circa 1914 |
| Removed | Unknown |
| Administered by | US Forest Service - Stanislaus National Forest |
| Cooperators | Private land owner |
Description
Calaveras Ranger District, 3,692' elevation. No other information available. Photo back: "Darby Knob heliograph lookout station near Calaveras Station.Note telephone at top of tower, heliograph on ground, horse & shovel ready for fire duty." Photo: by J. T. Jardine, 1914.
The site is now a private housing development. The date of tower removal is unknown.
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