Junipero Serra (Santa Lucia) Lookout Site
US 1864, CA 59
Junipero Serra Lookout - 1987
Lookout Details
| Registry Numbers | US 1864, CA 59 (view other lookout sites in United States, California) |
| Date Registered | December 20, 2019 |
| Nominated by | Brad Eells |
| Location |
Los Padres National Forest Monterey County, California |
| Coordinates |
N 36° 08.760' W 121° 25.250' (view using Google Maps) N 36° 08' 46" W 121° 25' 15" N 36.145996° W 121.420840° |
| Elevation | 5,842 ft (1,781 m) |
| Built | 1935 |
| Removed | Cabin gone, tower remains |
| Administered by | US Forest Service - Los Padres National Forest |
Description
Junipero Serra Lookout was constructed on Santa Lucia Peak in 1935. A California Region 5 Plan BC-301 cabin stood atop a 30 foot K-Brace open steel tower. The lookout is referred to as 'Santa Lucia' in the 1988 "Lookouts of the Los Padres National Forest - Monterey Division" by Irma Oksen Reaves. The peak may be referred to by either name in various publications.
The tower remains, the cabin was removed at an unknown date.
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