Mount Harkness Fire Lookout Explained

Mount Harkness Fire Lookout
Coordinates:	40.4311°N -121.3017°W
Added:	June 19, 2017
Area:	less than one acre
Mpsub:	Historic Park Landscapes in National and State Parks MPS
Refnum:	100001211^[1]

The Mount Harkness Fire Lookout, on Mount Harkness in Lassen Volcanic National Park, in Plumas County, California near Mineral, California, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.

It was built in 1931 to a "classic rustic NPS design". It has a NaNfeet cab with a log catwalk and railings, upon a 15feet stone tower.^[2]

It is at elevation 7985feet and is staffed and open during the summer.^[2]

It is one of fewer than 40 operating National Park Service (NPS) fire lookouts in 2019.^[3]

It was destroyed by the July/August 2021 Dixie Fire.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Weekly list . June 23, 2017 . .
2. Web site: Mount Harkness Fire Lookoout . . August 10, 2019.
3. Web site: Mount Harkness Lookout . . August 10, 2019.
4. Web site: Chapman. Mike. Dixie Fire destroys historic fire lookout in Lassen Volcanic National Park; more facilities at risk. 2021-08-08. Redding Record Searchlight. en-US.