Mount Harkness Fire Lookout

Mount Harkness Fire Lookout stood in Lassen Volcanic National Park near Mineral, California, at 7,985 feet, where it served as part of the park’s long-running fire detection system and remained staffed and open during summer. Built in 1931 in a classic rustic National Park Service design, it featured a compact cab, log catwalk and railings, and a stone tower. By 2019 it was one of fewer than 40 operating National Park Service fire lookouts, making it a rare survivor from an earlier era of wildfire surveillance. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017, it was destroyed in the Dixie Fire in 2021.

Warner Valley, California · United States