Seven Lakes Lookout Traditional Geocache
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Short drive up to the Seven Lakes lookout location from
highway 395!
There is an unlocked gate at the entrance to the road, be sure to
close it behind you!
Seven Lakes Lookout was built in the 1950's as part of the
Plumas National Forest system of forest fire lookouts.It was
located a half mile from the boundary line between California and
Nevada, at an elevation of 5700 feet.
The lookout was about half a mile north of Red Rock Canyon and a
mile east of the Susanville-Reno highway 395. The establishment of
a lookout at the "Seven Lakes" location brought into direct
visibility the extreme east slope of the Plumas Forest from Reno
junction to the Western Pacific Railroad west of Hallelujah, to
Doyle.
The lookout got its name from seven very small lakes or "pot holes"
within view to the east and across the Nevada line.
A cell tower and it's accompanying equipment now takes up most of
the space, but most of the old lookout building still remains! As
you can see from it's size, it was only manned during daylight
hours!
The cache is an ammo can located a short hike up a nearby hill with
great views of the valley!
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