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North Mountain Lookout, Stanislaus National Forest, Groveland, Tuolumne County, CA
LocationStanislaus National Forest,
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1933.
Notes
Survey number HABS CA-2271
Significance: North Mountain lookout exemplifies high, steel tower and live-in cab fire lookout construction on a remote and rugged wildland peak. It is a structure where design, function and setting intertwine to form an integrated whole. Though only 25 years old, North Mountain lookout is a member of an architectural genre which is fast-disappearing due to the ability to detect fires by satellite and other means. Aside from rarity, the spectacular setting, the integrity, the grouping of related structures and the absence of intrusive additions to the lookout site contribute to its significance. Though North Mountain was the location of an earlier lookout, the extant lookout was constructed in 1963. It is one of only three remaining lookout structures in California with a K-brace tower of over 50 feet, combined with a live-in observation cab. Of these three lookouts, North Mountain is the only one for which its setting and integrity positively contribute to its significance. (Note: Neither of the of the other two lookouts having the same configuration as North Mountain, i.e., Mt. Elizabeth on the Stanislaus National Forest and Pickett Peak on the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, were found eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places in accord with the "Fixed Point Fire Detection in the USDA Forest Service, R-5 Programmatic Agreement," August 1987 draft.) North Mountain lookout's physical setting is atop a 5754' peak that straddles the divide between the mainstem of the Tuolumne River and Cherry Creek. The viewshed of North Mountain includes the Hetch Hetchy Valley and high country in Yosemite National Park to the east, Pilot Peak to the south, Duckwall Mountain to the west and Lake Eleanor and Cherry Valleys to the north.
Collection
Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)
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AERIAL VIEW TO THE NORTH
AERIAL VIEW TO THE SOUTH
AERIAL VIEW TO THE EAST, NORTHEAST
AERIAL VIEW TO THE NORTHEAST
WEST SIDE
EAST FRONT
CAB INTERIOR, VIEW TOWARD THE WEST, NORTHWEST; SINK AND HANDPUMP DETAIL
CAR INTERIOR, VIEW TOWARD THE NORTHEAST, FIREFINDER TABLE (WITH BARS) IN CENTER OF ROOM; VIEW OUT THE DOOR IS HETCH HETCHY VALLEY
VIEW NORTH FROM THE NORTH CATWALK; CHERRY AND ELEANOR RESERVOIRS IN BACKGROUND
VIEW WEST FROM THE WEST CATWALK; GARAGE, HELIPAD AND ROAD 1899 IN FOREGROUND
VIEW SOUTH FROM THE SOUTH CATWALK; PILOT PEAK IS THE TALLEST IN THE BACKGROUND RANGE
VIEW EAST FROM THE EAST CATWALK; HETCHY HETCHY VALLEY AND KOLANA ROCK ARE IN THE MIDGROUND
PHOTOCOPY OF STANDARD USDA/USFS PLAN FOR STEEL, K-BRACE LOOKOUT TOWERS FOR HEIGHT RANGES BETWEEN 30' TO 120'
PHOTOCOPY OF STANDARD USDA/USFS PLAN FOR 13' X 13' STEEL LOOKOUT HOUSE (CAB); ELEVATIONS, SECTIONS, MISC. DETAILS; DATED 1961
PHOTOCOPY OF STANDARD USDA/USFS STEEL LOOKOUT HOUSE (CAB); VENTS AND WINDOW SHUTTERS DETAILS; DATED 1961
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