Zaca Peak Lookout Site
US 2018, CA 135
Zaca Peak Lookout - Circa 1914-17

Zaca Peak Lookout - Circa 1914-17 - courtesy of John R. Robinson Collection

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 2018, CA 135 (view other lookout sites in United States, California)
Date Registered April 16, 2020
Nominated by Brad Eells
Location Los Padres National Forest
Santa Barbara County, California
Coordinates N 34° 46.077' W 120° 01.438' (view using Google Maps)
N 34° 46' 05" W 120° 01' 26"
N 34.767954° W 120.023972°
Elevation 4,341 ft (1,323 m)
Built 1914
Removed 1917
Administered by US Forest Service - Los Padres National Forest
Cooperators Santa Barbara National Forest

Description

Zaca Peak was the first permanent Fire Lookout Station on what was the Santa Barbara National Forest, now the Los Padres. A crude, 25 foot pole tower with a canvas roofed platform was erected.

The site was only used for 3 years before being replaced by Figueroa Mountain as a primary site.