TRINITY COUNTY
BILLY'S PEAK
Shasta National Forest
38N-9W-26
38N-9W-26
June 3, 1954: "The trail to Billy's Peak lookout was opened this week preparatory to the installation of a lookout there on June 1." (The Dunsmuir News)
Removed
DESIGNATION - BILLYS PEAK LOOKOUT TOWER 1952
PID - MX1064
STATE/COUNTY- CA/TRINITY
COUNTRY - US
USGS QUAD - CARRVILLE (1986)
STATION DESCRIPTION
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1952 (WRH)
THE STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 22 MILES AIRLINE WEST OF CASTELLA,
12 MILES AIRLINE SOUTH OF CALLAHAN, AND 9 MILES AIRLINE NORTH OF
TRINITY CENTER, ON THE EAST END OF BILLYS PEAK.
THE LOOKOUT TOWER IS A STANDARD 14 X 14 FOOT U.S. FOREST SERVICE
LOOKOUT HOUSE SETTING ON TOP OF A 30 FOOT STEEL TOWER. THE TOP
OF THE HOUSE IS ABOUT 40 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. THE CENTER
OF THE ROOF WAS INTERSECTED. THE STATION IS 103.74 FEET,
31.62 METERS EAST OF STATION BILLYS PK.