Estelle Lookout, Riverside County, California, Elevation = 1512 ft.
Located at the Hemet-Ryan Air Attack Base
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Estelle Lookout, Riverside County, California, Elevation = 1512 ft.
Located at the Hemet-Ryan Air Attack Base |
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| Estelle Lookout was moved to this location at the Hemet-Ryan Air Attack Base in 1958 from its location on Estelle Mountain. The structure was built in 1935 and is on the National Historic Lookout Register #752. | |||||||||||||
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| A close up view of the memorial plaque on the boulder in front of the lookout. | |||||||||||||
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| This is the original site of the lookout on Estelle Mountain at 2767 ft. This view is looking east with San Gorgonio and San Jacinto mountains in view. The area is now part of an Ecological Reserve, A high-voltage transmission line runs right over the area where the lookout was. | |||||||||||||
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| Looking west with Santiago Peak in view. The benchmark disk is on the square concrete slab shown here. Remains of a wood pole can be seen which may have been part of the lookout. | |||||||||||||
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| Estelle benchmark placed in 1939. Datasheet: DX3846 | |||||||||||||