§ 02 — OVERVIEW
Located on the Sacramento Ranger District, the Bluewater Lookout may be the oldest lookout on the Lincoln National Forest. Forest Service records state that this lookout tower was built in 1917 for the United States Weather Bureau and sold to the U.S. Forest Service for erection on this site in 1937. It is also unclear whether the 7’ X 7’ cab is and International Derrick type or an Aermotor MC-40. Consensus leans toward International Derrick although the window pattern/style does not match that of Monjeau Lookout which is definitely of International Derrick design.
The site also contains two additional structures, both of CCC design and construction; these are the Observer’s cabin and the storage shed. Bluewater Lookout is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Access to the area is via foot traffic only with access to the tower itself not available to the public.
§ 03 — TRAILS NEARBY
§ 04 — CONDITIONS
National Weather Service · seven-day outlook · updated hourly
§ 05 — SIGNAL
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§ 06—09 — FROM THE FIELD
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§ 07 — REVIEWS
§ 08 — TRIP REPORTS
§ 09 — COMMUNITY PHOTOS
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§ 01 — VITALS
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Today
95°F
Sunny
13 mph E
Wed
93°F
Sunny
5 to 14 mph NE
Thu
92°F
Sunny
3 to 12 mph NE
Fri
94°F
Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
3 to 12 mph NE
Sat
91°F
Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
6 to 10 mph ENE
Sun
90°F
Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
5 to 8 mph SSW
Mon
91°F
Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
9 mph SW
