Slate Mountain Lookout Site
US 1893, CA 88
Slate Mountain Lookout
Lookout Details
| Registry Numbers | US 1893, CA 88 (view other lookout sites in United States, California) |
| Date Registered | January 29, 2020 |
| Nominated by | Brad Eells |
| Location |
Eldorado National Forest El Dorado County, California |
| Coordinates |
N 38° 49.407' W 120° 41.070' (view using Google Maps) N 38° 49' 24" W 120° 41' 04" N 38.823456° W 120.684501° |
| Elevation | 3,894 ft (1,187 m) |
| Built | 1935 |
| Removed | Unknown |
| Administered by | US Forest Service - Eldorado National Forest |
Description
Slate Mountain was constructed in 1935, a California Region 5 Plan BC-301 cabin on top of a 20 foot H-Brace open steel tower. A garage was also built on site.
Date of removal is unknown. The area is now an electronic communications site. Only the tower piers remain.
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