The Needles Lookout, Tulare County, California, Elev. = 8254 ft.

Located in Sequoia National Forest
All that remains is the stairway after the disasterous fire in 2011. This photo was taken on October 15, 2016.
The Needles lookout is on a spectacular rock dome north of Kernville. It was built in 1937 by the CCC's and is normally staffed during the fire season. This Lookout is on the National Historic Lookout Register #382. Photos taken September 3, 2005. Here is a brochure on The Needles Lookout. Late News: A fire has destroyed the lookout building on July 28, 2011. Here is a more recent brochure on the lookout. Needles Lookout
Lots of steps to get up to the lookout building.
Gail Hanna on the stairs. The lookout at that time was Margee Kelly who had been at this site for 14 years.
Needles benchmark located on the rock on the south side of the hut. Placed in 1954. There is no USGS datasheet for this benchmark.