Sequoia Fire Lookouts, Page 1
Located in the Sequoia National Forest, United
States Forest Service's,
Hot Springs Ranger District and others.
Sequoia
National Forest Fire Lookouts:
Tobias
Peak Fire Lookout
Tobias Lookout was built in 1935 and manned in 1936. Tobias
has been, since it's inception a United States Forest Service, Sequoia
National Forest, Hot Springs District Lookout. Located in Township 24S,
Range 32E, Section 7. It is of wood frame construction and sits on a rock
base. Tobias looks over the SanJuaquin Valley and has visability to Mt.Whitney
as well as the Kaweahs (Great Western Divide), the west face of the Kern
Plateau and the Golden Trout Wilderness as well as a view of the Paiutes
and the Scoddie Mountains and a small part of the Kern River Valley.
Needles
Peak Fire Lookout
Needles Lookout is located on high granite "Needles".
A favorite for Rock Climbers, in Township 21 S, Range 32 E, Section 13
of the Sequoia National Forest, Tulle River District.
Mule
Peak Fire Lookout
Mule Peak Lookout was built in 1935 and is wood frame construction.
Mule Peak is located in Township 22 S, Range 31 E, Section 15. A National
Forest Service Lookout it is also supplemented by BIA as the tower looks
over the Tulle Indian Reservation. Mule Peak is a part of the Sequoia National
Forest, Hot Springs District.
Jordan
Peak Fire Lookout
Jordan Lookout is located in Township 20 S, Range 31 E, Section
15 and is in the Sequoia National Forest, Tulle River District.
Breckenridge
Peak Fire Lookout
Breckenridge Lookout is located in the Sequoia National Forest,
Greenhorn District, in Township 28 S, Range 32 E, Section 31. Breckenridge
lookouts also man a patrol in the early morning hours and have continually
been of great help to the BLM and Kern County Fire Fighters.
Bald
Mountain Fire Lookout
Bald Mountain Lookout was built in the 60's and all material
was still hauled in by Mule Train. Located in the Sequoia National Forest,
Cannell Ranger District, Township 22 S, Range 34 E, Section 12, it is also
used for BLM and Inyo Forest Fire Traffic.
Buck Rock Fire Lookout
Buck Rock Lookout is located in the Sequoia National Forest,
Hume Lake Ranger District, Township 14 S, Range 29 E, Section 6, at an elevation of 8,500 feet.
Delilah Fire Lookout
Delilah Lookout is located in the Hume District of the Sequoia National Forest in Township 13 S., Range 26 E., Section 11 at an elevation of 5,156 feet.
Delilah is not in operation continuously at this time, but is used when fire danger is very high.
The original lookout was built pre 1916 with the tower built in 1924 with a cabin below and replaced in 1959 and in 1967 with a steel tower from Lemore Naval AFB.
Baker Point Fire Lookout
Baker Point Lookout is located in the Hot Springs District of the Sequoia National Forest in Township 24 S., Range 32 E., Section 10 and overlooks the Upper Kern River Canyon to the east as well as the west face of the Kern Plateau and to the west multiple drainages of the Bull Run Basin and north east slopes of the Greenhorn range.
Baker is non operational at this time, except it is still used as an important repeater location for canyon traffic, Cannel District traffic, Hot Springs traffic, Tulle District traffic and Greenhorn traffic for the forest and law enforcement communications. The trail to Baker is over grown and has several dead falls across it and is rough to follow, but the view in the canyon is spectacular for those who manage the trek.
Photos and information supplied by Mary Evans. This site is
still under construction and will be expanded when further information
is obtained.
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