Bald Mountain Lookout is covered by the Bonita Meadows, CA US Topo Map quadrant Bald Mountain Lookout (Cal Fire - Butte County) US 1307, CA 130 Previous Lookout: Mount Zion Lookout (US 1306) ... California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) Description. Its location off the highway between towns Mammoth Lakes and June Lake makes it convenient in both summer and winter. There is an OHV route to the summit that is busy on weekends. Bald Mountain, and its Bald Mountain Road back county access road, provides bountiful opportunity for wilderness exploration. Eldorado National Forest. This lookout is staffed five days a week during the fire season. Bald Mountain Lookout from Mapcarta, the free map. This lookout is on the National Historic Lookout Register #383. Photos taken August 9, 2008. The outhouse at Bald Mountain. IRON MOUNTAIN. Eldorado National Forest. Bald Mountain Lookout, Tulare County, California, Elevation = 9430 ft. August 12, 1969: "Bald Mountain fire lookout in central Mono County is being operated under a joint agreement between the Inyo and Toiyabe national forests, it has been announced. BALD MOUNTAIN. When the Sequoia National Forest replaced the Bald Mountain Lookout in 1954, materials for the cab and the 40' Aermotor tower were hauled in … Eldorado National Forest. Bald Mountain is surronded by the Bald Mountain Botanical Area that has one of the most spectacular vistas in the Sequoia National Forest. It is a unique 446-acre botanical and geological island in the southern Sierra on the Kern Plateau. Bald Mountain lookout building. Photo by Richard Carey in June, 2002. The USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) publishes a set of the most commonly used topographic maps of the U.S. called US Topo that are separated into rectangular quadrants that are printed at 22.75"x29" or larger. of Forestry. Eldorado National Forest & California Dept. JAKEY'S POINT. Bald Mountain is located east of Shaver Lake on a large granite dome. H. Marion Hysell, fire control officer for the Bridgeport district, Toiyabe National Forest, said the lookout is being operated under a cooperative agreement. This lookout is on the National Historic Lookout Register #279. To start you will head west on a dirt road up a hill for a short distance. If you don't have a suitable vehicle you can hike the road marked 9S43. Bald Mountain Lookout is in Mono County and has an elevation of 9085 feet. BAYVIEW. The fire lookout tower is located central to the botanical area. Eldorado National Forest. BIG HILL. The lookout was last staffed in the summer of 1979 and was then abandoned in October, 1979. The CL metal 14' x 14' cab with corrugated flat roof may not be the most attractive lookout in the woods, but the 1950s design has proven to be durable. Located in the Bald Mountain Botannical Area of the Sequoia National Forest. 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