Oat Mountain Lookout Site
US 1787, CA 33
Oat Mountain Lookout - 1926

Oat Mountain Lookout - 1926 - courtesy of Los Angeles Times

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 1787, CA 33 (view other lookout sites in United States, California)
Date Registered November 3, 2019
Nominated by Brad Eells
Location Los Angeles County, California
Coordinates N 34° 19.791' W 118° 36.058' (view using Google Maps)
N 34° 19' 47" W 118° 36' 03"
N 34.329848° W 118.600962°
Elevation 3,748 ft (1,142 m)
Built 1923
Removed Unknown
Administered by Los Angeles County Fire Department

Description

Oat Mountain Lookout was completed in 1923, a 30 foot X-Brace steel tower with an 8x8 observation cabin. It is unknown if a residence cabin was built on the site.

The original structure was eventually replaced by a telephone relay tower with a lookout cabin built on top. The lookout continued in use through at least 1968. KABC-TV has installed a Doppler 7000 weather radar dome on top of the former lookout cabin.

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Photos

Lookout on top of telephone relay building - 1963

Lookout on top of telephone relay building - 1963 - courtesy of The Signal

Spiral staircase used to access the lookout cabin

Spiral staircase used to access the lookout cabin - courtesy of The Signal

Oat Mountain today with KABC Doppler 7000 radar atop the cab structure

Oat Mountain today with KABC Doppler 7000 radar atop the cab structure - courtesy of Mapio.net

Los Angeles County fire detection system article - 1928

Los Angeles County fire detection system article - 1928 - courtesy of Los Angeles Times