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CPRR/SPRR Fire Lookout Station
on Red Mountain (Signal Peak)
Cisco Grove, CA
[In Operation: 1876-1934]
39.3382ºN, 120.5409ºW
Alt: 7,680' MSL
USGS Topographical Map of Red Mountain above Cisco Grove, CA
(Scale: 1:24,000)
Note: See the 1894 USGS topographical map below the thumbnail images for the legend of the orientation of the eleven numbered "Lookout Views" with respect to the CPRR fire lookout station on Red Mountain and the railroad grade.
(Click on map above to see the grade from Blue Cañon to Donner Lake.)
Compare with Historic CPRR Sierra Grade Construction Views (1864-1869).
Digitized and Ortho-rectified Aerial Image Courtesy USGS (annotation
added):
Digital photography and images by Bruce C. Cooper.
BCC@CPRR.org ©2003