MOUNT TOM
Fresno County - Sierra National Forest
1935: A lookout was constructed by members of the Civilian Conservation Corps.
DESIGNATION - MT TOM LOOKOUT TOWER
PID - HR2770
STATE/COUNTY- CA/FRESNO
COUNTRY - US
USGS QUAD - BALLOON DOME (1982)
STATION DESCRIPTION
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1968 (CAA)
A LOOKOUT SUPPORTED BY FOUR STEEL LEGS AND APPROXIMATELY
60 FEET IN HEIGHT, IS LOCATED ABOUT 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE
HIGH SIERRA RANGE STATION, 9 MILES WEST OF THE WEST END OF
LAKE EDISON AND 8-1/2 MILES NORTH OF LAKESHORE ON A HIGH
MOUNTAIN KNOWN AS MT. TOM.