Sugarloaf Lookout - Shasta-Trinity National Forest
N 40° 54.865 W 122° 26.695
10T E 546743 N 4529404
A lookout station in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest provides a view of the forest and mountains for miles.
Waymark Code: WMJ49D
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 09/21/2013
Views: 3
01/01/1953 by CGS (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1953 (RAG) THE STATION IS THE BASE AND CENTER OF THE FOREST SERVICE LOOKOUT HOUSE ON THE SUMMIT OF SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN AND LIES ABOUT 22 MILES NORTH OF REDDING, 2.5 FEET WEST OF DELTA, 2.5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF VOLLMERS STORE AND 7.700 METERS WEST OF TRIANGULATION STATION SUGARLOAF. THE LOOKOUT HOUSE IS A WOODEN STRUCTURE 14 FEET SQUARE AND ABOUT 25 FEET IN HEIGHT. ITS BASE IS THE SAME ELEVATION AS THE STATION. THIS STATION WAS ESTABLISHED BY DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM TRIANGULATION STATION SUGARLOAF.
01/01/1975 by NGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1975 (CLN) THE STATION (THE LOOKOUT HOUSE) WAS RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION AND THE 1953 DESCRIPTION IS ADEQUATE. AIRLINE DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM NEAREST TOWN 3-1/4 MILES WNW OF LAKEHEAD.
Difficulty: 
Height of Look-Out Tower in feet: Not Listed
Opening times and fees: Not listed
Parking Area: Not Listed
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Visit Instructions:
Please log only if you have been up there and you must include a photo of the scenic view from the top.