Mount Islip Lookout Site
US 1784, CA 30
Mount Islip Lookout - Built 1927
Lookout Details
| Registry Numbers | US 1784, CA 30 (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° 20.700' W 117° 50.397' (view using Google Maps) N 34° 20' 42" W 117° 50' 24" N 34.345008° W 117.839952° |
| Elevation | 8,262 ft (2,518 m) |
| Built | 1927 |
| Removed | 1938 |
| Administered by | Los Angeles County Fire Department |
Description
Mount Islip was constructed in 1927, a 22 foot X-Brace steel tower with an 8x8 observation cabin by the Los Angeles County Fire Department. A stone residence cabin was built nearby. It's ruin still stands today.
The lookout tower was reportedly moved to South Mount Hawkins in 1938 before being replaced shortly thereafter by the structure that stood until 2002.
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Stone Residence Cabin
Winter at Mount Islip
Tower footings - 2009
Residence Cabin Ruin - 2009