Mendenhall Peak (Highline) Lookout Site
US 1793, CA 39
Mendenhall Peak (Highline) Lookout

Mendenhall Peak (Highline) Lookout

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 1793, CA 39 (view other lookout sites in United States, California)
Date Registered November 3, 2019
Nominated by Brad Eells
Location Angeles National Forest
Los Angeles County, California
Coordinates N 34° 20.977' W 118° 18.739' (view using Google Maps)
N 34° 20' 59" W 118° 18' 44"
N 34.349622° W 118.312309°
Elevation 4,639 ft (1,414 m)
Built 1937
Removed 1975
Administered by US Forest Service - Angeles National Forest

Description

Mendenhall Peak Lookout was also known as Highline Lookout. The lookout was constructed in 1937, a California Region 5 Plan BC-301 Cabin atop a 10 foot open timber tower.

The lookout was destroyed in the Big Tujunga Fire in 1975 and was not rebuilt.

Map

Change Basemap