California Unknown/Undocumented Sites

Mark Thornton’s “Fixed Point Fire Detection : The Lookouts” included many sites for which no other documentation has been found. Many of these were listed as Emergency or NB (Never Built), and others P (assumed to have only been planned). If evidence or documentation is uncovered showing that any of these were actually used as lookout sites, they will be moved to the lookout lists.

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Unknown/Undocumented – from Thornton’s “Fixed Point Fire Detection : The Lookouts”
NameCountyLatLongTypeStatusNotesSec/Twp/RngAgency
AlamineShasta  EmergencyNB? 32-32N-1ECDF
Alturas HillModoc  EmergencyNB? xx-xx-xxModoc NF
Ammon RidgeHumboldt  Tree?? 16-5N-5ESix Rivers NF
AnzaRiverside  Emergency?? xx-xx-xxCDF
Arrowhead LakeSan Bernardino  Tree?? xx-xx-xxSan Bernardino NF
Arrowhead SpringsSan Bernardino  G.S.?? 11-1N-4WSan Bernardino NF
AsbestosRiverside  EmergencyNB? 27-6S-5ESan Bernardino NF
Aspen RidgeTuolumne  Ground?? 33-1S-20EYosemite NP
Atlas PeakNapa  TowerNB? 14-7N-4WCDF
Backbone RidgeShasta40.67686-121.67505Ground??  Lassen NF
Barker Bench PointRiverside  No InfoNB? 30-2S-1ESan Bernardino NF
Bates RidgeSan Luis Obispo  No Info?? 29-10N-28WLos Padres NF
Bear MountainDel Norte/
Siskiyou		  No Info?? xx-xx-xxKlamath NF
Bear MountainKern  GroundNB? xx-xx-xxKern Co.
Bear River Lookout??  No Info?? xx-xx-xxTahoe NF
Bear Wallow PeakSiskiyou  No Info?? 28-42N-11WKlamath NF
Beaver GladeMendocino  G.S.?? 17-24N-10WMendocino NF
Beegum PeakTehama40.31408-122.88741Ground??No mention CDF
Bertha PeakSan Bernardino  EmergencyNB? 05-2N-1ESan Bernardino NF
Big BearSan Bernardino  Tree?? xx-xx-xxSan Bernardino NF
Big MountainSonoma38.71027-123.14496Encl. TowerNB?  CDF
Black PointFresno  EmergencyNB? 17-8S-25ESierra NF
Blue Creek MountainDel Norte  Tree?? 30-12N-4ESix Rivers NF
Blue MountainShasta/
Trinity		  No InfoNB? 12-35N-7WTrinity NF
Boardman, MountSanta Clara37.48118-121.47199No Info??  CDF
Bottle HillButte  Emergency?? 16-25N-4ELassen NF
Buckeye RidgeTrinity  TowerNB? xx-34N-8WTrinity NF
Buckhorn MountainSiskiyou41.67303-123.25017TowerNB?  Klamath NF
Bull HillButte  Tree?? 33-26N-4ELassen NF
Bunker HillLos Angeles  Tower?? 21-1S-13WCity of LA
Burrough MountainFresno37.01628-119.37303Tower??  Sierra NF
Buzzard PeakLos Angeles  No InfoNB? 29-1S-9WLA Co.
Castle MountainFresno  No InfoNB? 10-23S-15ECDF
CathayMariposa  TowerNB? 26-5S-17ECDF
Cattle MountainMadera  EmergencyNB? 04-5S-25ESierra NF
Cerro PeakOrange  No Info?? xx-xx-xxOrange Co.
Chalk PeakMonterey35.98840-121.42759Platform??  Los Padres NF
Chambers PeakPlumas  EmergencyNB? 05-24N-6EPlumas NF
Chipmunk RidgePlacer  EmergencyNB? xx-xx-xxTahoe NF
Church DomeTulare  GroundNB? 12-24S-34ESequoia NF
Cobblestone MountainVentura34.60902-118.86791No Info??  Los Padres NF
Coffee PotTrinity  TowerNB? 27-2S-6ETrinity NF
Condrey MountainSiskiyou  No Info?? 11-47N-10WKlamath NF
Crown ValleyFresno  G.S.?? 29-11S-29ESierra NF
Cucamonga PeakSan Bernardino34.22289-117.58516No Info?? 35-2N-7WSan Bernardino NF
Cummings MountainKern  TowerNB? xx-xx-xxKern Co.
Damnation PeakShasta  Tree?? 23-36N-6WShasta NF
Day CanyonSan Bernardino  G.S.?? 17-1N-6WSan Bernardino NF
Deerlick SpringsTrinity  Ground?? 19-30N-9WTrinity NF
DeSiennaSan Bernardino  No Info?? xx-1S-4WSan Bernardino NF
Doe PeakSiskiyou  No Info?? 12-41N-1WKlamath NF
Dog Valley PointSierra  Ground?? 25-20N-17ETahoe NF
Dume PeakLos Angeles  TowerNB? 07-2S-18WLA Co.
East NapaNapa  Tower?? xx-xx-xxCDF
EightmileHumboldt40.52450-123.56956Tower??  Six Rivers NF
El Cariso G.S.Riverside33.65033-117.41366No Info?? 16-6S-5WCleveland NF
El SorenoSanta Clara  Tower?? 13-8S-2WCDF
Elam Creek PointTehama  Emergency?? xx-27N-5ELassen NF
Flea MountainButte  Tree?? 24-23N-4EPlumas NF
Franklin PointTehama  Portable?? 05-25N-7WMendocino NF
Garner MountainSiskiyou  EmergencyNB? 12-43N-1EKlamath NF
Gaviota PeakSanta Barbara  No InfoNB? 23-5N-32WLos Padres NF
George, MountNapa  TowerNB? 29-6N-3WCDF
Gold HillEl Dorado  Tower?? xx-xx-xxCDF
Golden Gate HillCalaveras  No InfoNB? 34-5N-11ECDF
Granite PeakSierra39.48984-120.04244XXXXNB?No evidence Tahoe NF
Grizzly MountainTrinity40.25292-123.47697Tower??No mention Six Rivers NF
Haman RidgeTrinity40.03868-123.37963Ground??No mention Six Rivers NF
HarrringtonSiskiyou  No Info?? xx-xx-xxKlamath NF
Harvey ValleyLassen  G.S.?? 01-32N-8ELassen NF
Hayden RoughsTrinity40.12001-123.25303No Info??  Six Rivers NF
HepsodanSan Benito  TowerNB? 31-18S-11ECDF
Hess Lookout??  No Info?? xx-xx-xxTahoe NF
Hippo ButteSiskiyou  GroundNB? 29-45N-4ELava Beds NM
Hog MountainFresno36.88565-119.31336TowerNB?No evidence Sierra NF
Hog MountainTuolumne  GroundNB? 05-1S-15ECDF
Hollywood, MountLos Angeles  No Info?? 36-1N-14WCity of LA
Hotchkiss HillEl Dorado38.91338-120.81403No Info?? 01-12N-10EEldorado NF
Indian DickTrinity  Tree?? 29-24N-10WMendocino NF
Iowa HillPlacer  Emergency?? 33-15N-10ECDF
IslandMendocino  G.S.NB? xx-19N-10WMendocino NF
Job’s PeakSan Bernardino  EmergencyNB? 18-2N-4WSan Bernardino NF
Kaiser PeakFresno  No Info?? 25-7S-25ESierra NF
KnappSanta Barbara  House?? xx-xx-xxLos Padres NF
Lake MountainHumboldt  TowerNB? 36-4N-5ETrinity NF
Lamb GapTrinity  No Info?? 25-1N-6ETrinity NF
Lone PineModoc  EmergencyNB? xx-xx-xxModoc NF
Long Meadow RidgeFresno  EmergencyNB? xx-8S-27ESierra NF
Lookout MountainButte  Emergency?? xx-xx-xxCDF
Lookout MountainTulare36.05756-118.37545XXXXNB?No evidence Sequoia NF
Lookout PeakFresno36.77313-118.71598XXXX??  Sequoia NF/
Kings Canyon NP
Lookout PeakFresno  No Info?? 21-13S-30ESierra NF
Low GapGlenn  G.S.?? 02-22N-10WMendocino NF
Lynchburg HillPlacer38.99456-120.62162No Info?? 10-13N-12EEldorado NF
Manzanita PointCalaveras  No InfoNB? 01-4N-14EStanislaus NF
McGavin PeakSiskiyou  EmergencyNB? 08-47N-2WKlamath NF
McKittrick SummitKern35.29079-119.76403No Info??  Kern Co.
MearsShasta  No InfoNB? xx-38N-5WTrinity NF
MidwayKern  No Info?? 04-32S-22EKern Co.
Miguel MeadowsTuolumne  No InfoNB? xx-1N-19EYosemite NP
Millard CanyonRiverside  Tower?? 21-2S-2ESan Bernardino NF
Miller MountainSan Diego33.50114-117.39115EmergencyNB? 10-8S-5WCleveland NF
Mindego HillSan Mateo37.31084-122.23029StoneNB?No mention CDF
Monument PeakSan Diego  No Info?? 01-15S-5ECleveland NF
Moro RockTulare  GroundNB? 07-16S-30ESequoia NP
Mount HoffmanSiskiyou  Ground?? 31-44N-4EShasta NF
Mutau (Mataw)Ventura  Tower?? xx-xx-xxLos Padres NF
North ElsinoreRiverside  EmergencyNB? xx-6S-5WCleveland NF
Oat Mountain??  No Info?? xx-xx-xxShasta NF
Old Iron MountainEl Dorado38.70556-120.39091Tree?? 23-10N-14EEldorado NF
OsbornMendocino  G.S.?? 30-24N-10WMendocino NF
Oven LidTehama  No Info?? 07-25N-8WMendocino NF
Packers Peak G.S.Siskiyou  G.S.?? 35-38N-10WTrinity NF
Pettyjohn MountainTrinity  Tree?? 19-34N-8WTrinity NF
Pilgrim CreekSiskiyou  Tree?? 08-40N-1WShasta NF
Pilot PeakMariposa  Ground?? 05-6S-21ESierra NF
PincushionFresno  EmergencyNB? 26-5S-26ESierra NF
Pinoche PeakMariposa37.63461-119.77550Ground??No evidence Sierra NF
Platina PointShasta  No Info?? 14-29N-9WTrinity NF
PosoTulare  G.S.?? 28-24S-31ESequoia NF
Potrero SeccoVentura  AWS?? 04-6N-24WLos Padres NF
Promontory PointTehama  EmergencyNB? 34-25N-2ECDF
Quartz MountainMadera  EmergencyNB? 03-5S-23ESierra NF
RackerbyButte  Tower?? xx-xx-xxCDF
Raymond MountainMadera  No Info?? 09-5S-22ESierra NF
Raymond, MountMadera  EmergencyNB? 10-5S-22ESierra NF
Rocky KnobTehama  Emergency?? xx-xx-xxLassen NF
Rocky Point (Bald Top)Sierra  EmergencyNB? 22-20N-9ETahoe NF
Round MountainEl Dorado  TowerNB? 14-8N-12ECDF
Round MountainTehama  EmergencyNB? 04-27N-2ELassen NF
Russian River PointSonoma  TowerNB? xx-xx-xxCDF
Saddle MountainEl Dorado38.84655-120.58276No Info?? 36-12N-12EEldorado NF
Salmon MountainHumboldt/
Siskiyou		  No Info?? 08-9N-7ESix Rivers NF
Sampson PeakSan Benito  TowerNB? 31-17S-12ECDF
San Juan HillSan Bernardino  Emergency?? 09-3S-8WCleveland NF
Sand MountainEl Dorado38.87181-120.65667No Info?? 20-12N-12EEldorado NF
Sandstone PeakLos Angeles  No InfoNB? 36-1N-20WLA Co.
Secret Springs MountainSiskiyou  Emergency?? 30-48N-2WKlamath NF
Shannon ButteTrinity40.16643-123.37138No Info??  Six Rivers NF
Shark ToothFresno  EmergencyNB? 28-5S-27ESierra NF
Shasta BallyShasta  No InfoNB? 27-32N-7WTrinity NF
Shell MountainTrinity  No InfoNB? 11-26N-11WTrinity NF
Shriners Lodge
(Vallecito Point)		San Diego  Tree?? xx-15S-5ECleveland NF
Sierra PointOrange33.84910-117.65422Emergency?? 06-4S-7WCleveland NF
Signal MountainNapa  No InfoNB? 09-6N-3WCDF
Silverado PeakOrange  Tower?? xx-xx-xxCleveland NF
Slash DisposalTuolumne  No Info?? 01-4N-17EStanislaus NF
Slate MountainTulare36.08336-118.57634Ground??  Sequoia NF
SolomonTehama/
Trinity		  No Info?? 15-25N-10WMendocino NF
Spanish HillEl Dorado  No Info?? 01-11N-10EEldorado NF
Spruce GroveMendocino  G.S.?? 22-20N-10WMendocino NF
Stanley MountainSan Luis Obispo  No Info?? 33-12N-32WLos Padres NF
Sugarloaf MountainSan Bernardino34.19892-116.81461TowerNB?  San Bernardino NF
Sunset GapLake  G.S.NB? 03-18N-11WMendocino NF
SuttonTehama  Tower?? xx-xx-xxCDF
Sweetwater PointMariposa  EmergencyNB? 21-4S-19ESierra NF
Tantrum GladeMendocino  G.S.?? 12-24N-10WMendocino NF
TemescalLos Angeles  No Info?? 10-1S-16WCity of LA
Thompson PeakTrinity  No Info?? 05-36N-10WTrinity NF
Trinity MountainTrinity  No Info?? 04-34N-7WTrinity NF
Union HillEl Dorado  No Info?? 32-11N-13EEldorado NF
Wallace PeakPlacer  Trailer?? 19-14N-14EEldorado NF
Warren PeakModoc41.37857-120.21969 NB?  Modoc NF
Weldon PointFresno  No Info?? 20-11S-24ESierra NF
West Bogard ButteLassen  Emergency?? 35-32N-7ELassen NF
West Soda RidgePlumas  Emergency?? xx-26N-6ELassen NF
West Verdugo PeakLos Angeles  Tower?? 23-2N-14WLA Co.
Wet Meadow HillTuolumne  No Info?? 24-1N-16EStanislaus NF
Widow MountainLassen  No Info?? 05-38N-6EModoc NF
Wild Bill RidgeLake  No Info?? xx-16N-8WMendocino NF
Windy NipTrinity  No Info?? 03-1N-6ETrinity NF
Yellow Dog PeakSiskiyou  Emergency?? 24-41N-11WKlamath NF
Yolla BollyTrinity  G.S.?? 22-27N-10WTrinity NF
Youngs PeakDel Norte/
Siskiyou		41.89039-123.64024No Info??  Six Rivers NF
NB=Never Built
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