Nevada Lookouts
Total known Sites - 5
Last Update - 1/19/2008
Last Update - 1/19/2008
Ella Mountain Lookout
Bureau of Land Management - Ely, NV District - built 1964 - 2 story - still actively staffed.
Bureau of Land Management - Ely, NV District - built 1964 - 2 story - still actively staffed.
Ella Mountain Lookout
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Ella Mountain Location
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Mcclellan Peak Lookout
Built early 1930s by USFS, transferred to the Bureau of Land Management in 1963, last staffed 1970, destroyed 1971. For some reason it is still shown on FS maps as a lookout, but 2 separate reports exist of it having been removed in 1971. It is assumed that the maps are likely incorrect.
Built early 1930s by USFS, transferred to the Bureau of Land Management in 1963, last staffed 1970, destroyed 1971. For some reason it is still shown on FS maps as a lookout, but 2 separate reports exist of it having been removed in 1971. It is assumed that the maps are likely incorrect.
Mcclellan Peak Lookout
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Mcclellan Peak Location
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Peavine Peak Lookout
Built originally by Tahoe NF, later staffed by Nevada Division Of Forestry for a while, then abandoned in 1964 - was still standing in 1972 - likely gone by now, but this has not yet been confirmed for certain
Built originally by Tahoe NF, later staffed by Nevada Division Of Forestry for a while, then abandoned in 1964 - was still standing in 1972 - likely gone by now, but this has not yet been confirmed for certain
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Peavine Peak Location
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Yellow Peak Lookout
Bureau of Land Management - Susanville, CA District - still actively staffed
Elevation 7,191'. This lookout was re-built in 1981, and it is a 9'x9' solar powered cabin with a wooden catwalk. Yellow Peak is situated in Northwestern Nevada, and its extensive views protect the sage, grasslands, and juniper stands of the Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge and Surprise Resource Area, as well as the Eastern slopes of the Warner Mountain Range. This lookout is one of only two fire detection structures in Nevada, both of which are operated by the United States Bureau of Land Management. Yellow Peak is staffed full time each summer by lookouts from the Surprise Valley Field Office in Cedarville, California.
Bureau of Land Management - Susanville, CA District - still actively staffed
Elevation 7,191'. This lookout was re-built in 1981, and it is a 9'x9' solar powered cabin with a wooden catwalk. Yellow Peak is situated in Northwestern Nevada, and its extensive views protect the sage, grasslands, and juniper stands of the Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge and Surprise Resource Area, as well as the Eastern slopes of the Warner Mountain Range. This lookout is one of only two fire detection structures in Nevada, both of which are operated by the United States Bureau of Land Management. Yellow Peak is staffed full time each summer by lookouts from the Surprise Valley Field Office in Cedarville, California.
Yellow Peak Lookout
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Yellow Peak Location
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Zephyr Point Lookout
Built in 1931 by Eldorado NF, later transferred to Toiyabe NF, later loaned to Nevada Division of Forestry then returned to Toiyabe NF, then later transferred to Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit - now unused for fire, but still standing.
Built in 1931 by Eldorado NF, later transferred to Toiyabe NF, later loaned to Nevada Division of Forestry then returned to Toiyabe NF, then later transferred to Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit - now unused for fire, but still standing.
Zephyr Point Lookout
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Zephyr Point Location
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Totals:
- Total standing active - 2
- Total standing inactive - 1
- Total no longer standing - 2