Topanga Lookout Site
US 1789, CA 35
Topanga Lookout - 1969

Topanga Lookout - 1969 - courtesy of Calisphere

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 1789, CA 35 (view other lookout sites in United States, California)
Date Registered November 3, 2019
Nominated by Brad Eells
Location Topanga State Park
Los Angeles County, California
Coordinates N 34° 05.522' W 118° 38.165' (view using Google Maps)
N 34° 05' 31" W 118° 38' 10"
N 34.092031° W 118.636083°
Elevation 2,476 ft (755 m)
Built 1934
Removed Unknown
Administered by Los Angeles County Fire Department
Cooperators California Department of Parks and Recreation

Description

Topanga Lookout was constructed in the Fall of 1934 by the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The structure appears to be a USFS design, a California Region BC-301 cabin on a 30 foot K-Brace steel tower.

The tower was in service to at least 1969.

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Photos

Graffiti covered base today

Graffiti covered base today

Eye in the Sky - 1961

Eye in the Sky - 1961 - courtesy of Topanga Journal

1934

1934 - courtesy of Los Angeles Times