Ironside Mountain Lookout, Trinity County, California

Located in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Elevation = 5261 ft.

A recent picture of Ironside taken June 27, 2010.
Ironside Mountain Lookout was constructed in 1940 and is usually staffed during the fire season. This lookout is on the National Historic Lookout Register #1057. Photo taken by Fred Johnson on July 18, 2006.
Visiting the lookout in June 2010 are from left: Gail Hanna, the lookout Lincoln Kaye, and Richard Carey. Lincoln has been at Ironside since 2004. He was kind enough to fix us a cup of Chinese tea.
The benchmark near the lookout is covered by the large water tank. This one is down by the parking lot. Datasheet: LU2161