Kern Peak Lookout Site
US 2051, CA 157
Kern Peak Lookout
Lookout Details
| Registry Numbers | US 2051, CA 157 (view other lookout sites in United States, California) |
| Date Registered | April 26, 2020 |
| Nominated by | Brad Eells |
| Location |
Inyo National Forest Tulare County, California |
| Coordinates |
N 36° 18.514' W 118° 17.267' (view using Google Maps) N 36° 18' 31" W 118° 17' 16" N 36.308573° W 118.287779° |
| Elevation | 11,515 ft (3,510 m) |
| Built | Circa 1917 |
| Removed | Unknown |
| Administered by | US Forest Service - Inyo National Forest |
Description
Kern Peak Lookout was a California Region 5 Plan 4A ground cabin sitting at one of the highest elevation fire detection sites in the state, 11,515 feet.
Removal date is unknown. Nothing remains at the site.
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April 7, 1918