N 40° 48.516' W 121° 24.891' (view using Google Maps)
N 40° 48' 31" W 121° 24' 53"
N 40.808600° W 121.414846°
Elevation
5,126 ft (1,562 m)
Built
1934
Removed
1987 Uncontrolled Backfire
Administered by
US Forest Service - Lassen National Forest
Description
Hat Creek Rim Lookout was constructed for the Lassen National Forest in 1934. A California Region 5 Plan BC-301 cabin on a 30 foot K-Brace open steel tower.
The lookout cabin was destroyed during a wildfire backfiring effort in 1987 and was not rebuilt. The steel tower remains to this day.
