MONTEREY COUNTY

PINYON PEAK

Los Padres National Forest
​20S-5E-25

1937:  A 36-foot tall steel tower with a 14x14 cab was constructed by the CCC.  (Lookouts of the Los Padres Forest - By Irma Oksen Reaves)

During World War Two the lookout was used by the Aircraft Warning Service and a cabin was built for additional living quarters.  (Lookouts of the Los Padres Forest - By Irma Oksen Reaves)

1977:  The lookout was destroyed in the Marble-Cone fire.  (Lookouts of the Los Padres Forest - By Irma Oksen Reaves)