Red Mountain Lookout, Riverside County, California, Elev.= 4563ft.
Located in San Bernardino National Forest |
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A view of Red Mountain Lookout coming up the road to the summit. It is a long, rough ride from route 371 in Anza to the lookout. Photos taken April 6, 2018. Update: This lookout was destroyed in the Fairview Fire on September 8, 2022. Photos show the steel tower standing, but the wood cab is completely gone. | |||||||||
The lookout was built in 1926 and is now registered on the National Historic Lookout Register #290. It has been staffed as needed by volunteers since October 1998. | |||||||||
Red 2 benchmark is on a boulder east of the building. Looks like it was placed in 1993. There is no datasheet. | |||||||||