Poverty Hill Lookout Site
US 2007, CA 127
Poverty Hill Timber Tower Under Construction - 1914

Poverty Hill Timber Tower Under Construction - 1914 - courtesy of US Forest Service - Mark Swift Collection

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 2007, CA 127 (view other lookout sites in United States, California)
Date Registered April 15, 2020
Nominated by Brad Eells
Location Plumas National Forest
Sierra County, California
Coordinates N 39° 37.863' W 120° 58.455' (view using Google Maps)
N 39° 37' 52" W 120° 58' 27"
N 39.631055° W 120.974244°
Elevation 5,517 ft (1,682 m)
Built 1914
Removed Unknown
Administered by US Forest Service - Plumas National Forest

Description

Poverty Hill was a 25 foot open timber tower with a platform and no cabin for observation. A residence cabin was also built at the site.

Removal date is unknown.

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