Agency: LA County Forestry Department (Now LA County Fire Department) Dates: 1930-1950s Tower: N/A Cab: N/A Status: Demolished Elevation: 1294 feet Topo Map: San Fernando Coordinates: 34.2634, -118.4085 References: Ron Kemnow, Ride the Devil Wind: A History of the Los Angeles County Forester & Fire Warden Department and Fire Protection Districts by David Boucher
Agency: US Army & US Forest Service Dates: 1918 until 1919 Type: Observation balloons Status: Demolished Coordinates: 34.129444, -118.04 Trail reports: Forest Lookouts, Wiki Page on Ross Field, Military Museum, Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields Ross Field, U.S. Army Balloon School, Aerial View Looking Northeast. Courtesy of Arcadia Public Library The US Army
Agency: USFS Date: 1936-1975 Tower: NOTT10’- Non-battered, open timber tower, 10 feet tall Cab: C3 (USFS Region 5 1934 standard 14' X 14' wood cab) Status: Demolished Elevation: 4636 feet Topo Map: USGS Sunland Coordinates: 34.348462, -118.313603 Trail reports: Iron Hiker, OTPHiker, Summit Post, Peak Bagger Mendenhall Peak Mendenhall Peak at 4636 feet,
Agency: Co-opt between LA County Fire Department & USFS Dates: 1934-1951 Tower: NOTT10’- Non-battered, open timber towers, 10 feet high Cab: C3- USFS Region 5 1934 standard 14' X 14' wood cab (BC-301 series) Status: Demolished Elevation: 4,605 feet Topo Map: USGS Lake Hughes Coordinates: 34.641164, -118.413488 Trail reports: PeakBagger and AllTrails Grass Mountain at
Agency: Los Angeles County Forestry Department (possibly co-operative with USFS) Dates: 1923-1973 Tower: First ed: 36’ steel; Sec ed: 46’ steel; Third ed: rebuilt on an antenna tower Cab: Modified after construction Status: Standing, re-purposed to an antenna tower Elevation: 3747 ft Topo Map: USGS Oat Mountain Coordinates: 34.3298, -118.6010 Trail reports: Hike-Los Angeles, Nobody
Agency: Angeles National Forest (built with assistance from Pasadena) Dates: 1927-1935 Tower: S10’- Steel 10 ft Cab: C3- USFS Region 5 1934 standard 14' X 14' wood cab (BC-301 series) Status: Demolished/Relocated Elevation: 6,164 ft Topo Map: Mount Wilson Coordinates: 34.2433, -118.0984 Trail reports: Hikespeak, Hundred Peaks Section Lofty San Gabriel Peak (6161')
