Delilah Forest CCC Fire Lookout – Dunlap CA

City:
Dunlap, CA

Site Type:
Parks and Recreation, Forestry and Agriculture, Fire Lookouts

New Deal Agencies:
Work Relief Programs, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

Site Survival:
No Longer Extant

Description

The Delilah Lookout is in the Hume Lake Ranger District:

"Delilah Lookout, elevation 5,176, is approximately 45 miles east of Fresno California in the Southern Sierras. Delilah was established in 1916 as a site for fire detection. It has seen several incarnations including a 50 foot metal tower with live-in cab constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1937. In 1960 this structure was replaced with a 70 foot tall metal tower from Lemoore NAS."

Location Info


Sequoia National Forest
Dunlap, CA 93261
Fresno County

Location notes:
Location is for the end of US FS Road 12519 which leads to the lookout road.

Coordinates: 36.802862, -119.11872

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