BALDY PEAK
Del Norte County - Siskiyou National Forest > Six Rivers National Forest
May 1940: "Considered to probably be similar from a climate standpoint with Summit Valley -- alpine country. Lightning fires have been the rule during the past few years, hence the point should only be needed during the normal lightning season." (Plans, Guard Placement, Siskiyou National Forest)
Destroyed
DESIGNATION - BALDY PEAK LOOKOUT HOUSE
PID - MX1265
STATE/COUNTY- CA/DEL NORTE
COUNTRY - US
USGS QUAD - PRESCOTT MTN (1981)
STATION DESCRIPTION
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1941 (JCS)
STATION IS LOCATED ON THE TOP OF BALDY PEAK IN THE SISKIYOU
NATIONAL FOREST ABOUT 25 MILES ESE OF CRESCENT CITY AND ABOUT
2-1/2 MILES E OF THE S FORK OF THE SMITH RIVER.
THIS STATION WAS NOT VISITED BY THIS PARTY. THE TOP OF THE
HOUSE WAS INTERSECTED. THIS IS A U.S.F.S. LOOKOUT HOUSE.
STATION RECOVERY (1977)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1977 (RM)
THE LOOKOUT HOUSE HAS BEEN DESTROYED. ALL THAT REMAINS IS THE
FLOOR.