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CJ · 07-02-2009, 02:34 PM

Does anybody know the history of the stone building on signal peak?

It is obviously a look out of some kind, but when was it built and what were they looking for?

Pinerog · 07-02-2009, 02:43 PM

Could it be the same as the one in Utah?

"In southwestern Utah, approximately 15 miles northeast of St. George. Signal Peak is located in the Pine Valley Mountains in the Dixie National Forest. Signal is supposedly named because of its use in World War II when beacons were placed on the mountain to guide airplanes at night. Newly created legend has it that Signal Peak still acts as a beacon to Utah county peak baggers. Signal Peak is the highest point of the Pine Valley Range, which dominates the skyline north of the city of St. George in southwestern Utah."

Pinerog · 07-02-2009, 02:45 PM

Or is it this?

John Rodgers | profile | all galleries >> Signal Peak Trip tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

Signal Peak Trip
I first heard of Signal Peak from a video about Southern Pacific's snow removal operations on Donner Pass. Part of the discussion referred to the wooden snowsheds which used to cover many miles of the tracks in the upper reaches of the pass to keep the line open during the notorious Sierra winter snowstorms. One of the many problems associated with the sheds was that they had a tendency to catch fire in the summer. In order to spot these fires as soon as possible, the railroad in 1876 located a mountain top from which about 40 miles of their right-of-way could be seen. There they built a small two room stone structure and stationed a fire lookout. This was the very first fire lookout in the western United States. The structure is no longer in use as the few remaining snowsheds are of concrete construction.
My cousin Tom Rodgers invited me along on a California Association of 4 Wheel Drive Clubs organized trip to Signal Peak and Cisco Butte, so I grabbed my camera and went!
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speedy · 07-02-2009, 04:09 PM

This should answer your question

http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/tahoe/docume...in_lookout.htm

WIKD 281 · 07-03-2009, 08:52 AM

Great read! Thanks!!

yotasmob · 07-03-2009, 02:11 PM

Very interesting. Always wondered about that

Sno White · 07-03-2009, 02:21 PM

Or for Central Pacific Railroad's position try:

http://cprr.org/Museum/Sierra_Grade_...ain/index.html

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07-02-2009, 02:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
Pinerog Granite Guru Join Date: Apr 2004 Member # 29913 Posts: 597	Could it be the same as the one in Utah? "In southwestern Utah, approximately 15 miles northeast of St. George. Signal Peak is located in the Pine Valley Mountains in the Dixie National Forest. Signal is supposedly named because of its use in World War II when beacons were placed on the mountain to guide airplanes at night. Newly created legend has it that Signal Peak still acts as a beacon to Utah county peak baggers. Signal Peak is the highest point of the Pine Valley Range, which dominates the skyline north of the city of St. George in southwestern Utah."

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Pinerog Granite Guru Join Date: Apr 2004 Member # 29913 Posts: 597	Or is it this? John Rodgers \| profile \| all galleries >> Signal Peak Trip tree view \| thumbnails \| slideshow Signal Peak Trip I first heard of Signal Peak from a video about Southern Pacific's snow removal operations on Donner Pass. Part of the discussion referred to the wooden snowsheds which used to cover many miles of the tracks in the upper reaches of the pass to keep the line open during the notorious Sierra winter snowstorms. One of the many problems associated with the sheds was that they had a tendency to catch fire in the summer. In order to spot these fires as soon as possible, the railroad in 1876 located a mountain top from which about 40 miles of their right-of-way could be seen. There they built a small two room stone structure and stationed a fire lookout. This was the very first fire lookout in the western United States. The structure is no longer in use as the few remaining snowsheds are of concrete construction. My cousin Tom Rodgers invited me along on a California Association of 4 Wheel Drive Clubs organized trip to Signal Peak and Cisco Butte, so I grabbed my camera and went! previous page

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WIKD 281 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Member # 33625 Posts: 612	Great read! Thanks!!

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Sno White Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Member # 63183 Location: Grass Valley, CA Posts: 270	Or for Central Pacific Railroad's position try: http://cprr.org/Museum/Sierra_Grade_...ain/index.html