Desert View Tower - Jacumba, CA
Posted by: 
bluesnote
N 32° 39.541 W 116° 05.992
11S E 584410 N 3613844
The desert tower is part of the old spanish auto trail.
Waymark Code: WMJR7E
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 12/22/2013
Views: 5
The plaque says, "Bert Vaughn of Jacumba built the stone tower in 1922-23 to commemorate the pioneers and road and railroad builders who opened the area. In the 1930' s W.T. Ratcliffe carved the stone animal figures which lurk in the rocks surrounding the tower, creating a fantasy world of surprise and strange beauty. This remarkable sculptural assemblage is one of California's exceptional folk art environments.
California Registered Historical Landmark No. 939
Plaque placed by the State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with Imperial Valley Pioneers and Squibob Chapter, E Clampus Vitus
May 5, 1984"
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.