Mount Elwell Lookout Site
US 1989, CA 117
Mount Elwell Lookout

Mount Elwell Lookout - courtesy of Ron Kemnow Collection

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 1989, CA 117 (view other lookout sites in United States, California)
Date Registered April 10, 2020
Nominated by Brad Eells
Location Plumas National Forest
Plumas County, California
Coordinates N 39° 42.500' W 120° 41.329' (view using Google Maps)
N 39° 42' 30" W 120° 41' 20"
N 39.708326° W 120.688816°
Elevation 7,774 ft (2,370 m)
Built Circa 1918
Removed After 1933
Administered by US Forest Service - Plumas National Forest

Description

Mount Elwell was constructed circa 1915, a small observation cabin approximately 8x8 feet square. A 1914 article stated the structure would 'be made entirely of galvanized iron'.

Mount Elwell was replaced as a primary fire detection site in 1933/34 by a new lookout at Mills Peak. The structure was removed sometime later.

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Photos

September 1933

September 1933 - courtesy of The Plumas Independent

December 29, 1927

December 29, 1927 - courtesy of The Feather River Bulletin

January 15, 1925

January 15, 1925 - courtesy of The Feather River Bulletin