LASSEN COUNTY
SEVEN LAKES MOUNTAIN
Plumas National Forest
July 31, 1956: "Seven Lakes Lookout is the newest addition to the Plumas National Forest system of forest fire lookouts, a half mile from the boundary line between California and Nevada.
The new lookout point is about half a mile north of Red Rock Canyon and a mile east of the Susanville-Reno highway 395. The establishment of a lookout at the "Seven Lakes location" brings into direct visibility the extreme east slope of the Plumas Forest from Reno junction to the Western Pacific Railroad west of Hallelujah, to Doyle. This comprises a highly hazardous area of mixed brush and timber in steep rugged country, draining easterly into Long Valley Creek.
The new lookout gets its name from seven very small lakes or "pot holes" within view to the east and across the Nevada line. Raymond Scott of Susanville is manning the Seven Lakes Lookout for the Plumas Forest." (Reno Evening Gazette)
The new lookout point is about half a mile north of Red Rock Canyon and a mile east of the Susanville-Reno highway 395. The establishment of a lookout at the "Seven Lakes location" brings into direct visibility the extreme east slope of the Plumas Forest from Reno junction to the Western Pacific Railroad west of Hallelujah, to Doyle. This comprises a highly hazardous area of mixed brush and timber in steep rugged country, draining easterly into Long Valley Creek.
The new lookout gets its name from seven very small lakes or "pot holes" within view to the east and across the Nevada line. Raymond Scott of Susanville is manning the Seven Lakes Lookout for the Plumas Forest." (Reno Evening Gazette)
April 29, 1971: "Budget cuts will carve into the fire protection forces on the Plumas National Forest for the coming fire season, according to Forest Service spokesmen.
Preliminary review indicates a strong possibility, for at the least the coming season, of having to discontinue fire lookout on Seven Lakes near Hallelujah Junction." (Portola Reporter)
Removed