Henness Ridge Lookout-5,230' (El Capitan) (37.6290980, -119.6954426)
Henness Ridge-6,152' (El Capitan) (37.6393751, -119.7315566)
Henness Ridge Lookout-5,230' (El Capitan) (37.6290980, -119.6954426)
Description:
The Henness Ridge Fire Lookout in Yosemite National Park was built in 1939 by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) which was a public work relief program for unemployed men age 18-24. The CCC provided unskilled manual labor related to the conservation and development of natural resources in rural areas of the United States.[1]
One of two examples of the National Park Service Rustic style built in Yosemite, the Henness Ridge Fire Lookout is a three-story structure. On the lowest level, this version has a garage with room for one vehicle. The mid level is an office/bunk area with a 360 view of Yosemite and the surrounding Sierra National Forest. Atop this level is an upper observation area, with an overhanging roof. It is smaller the underlying office level to provide a walkway around the periphery. From Wikipedia
Another example of rustic architecture, Henness Ridge is a three-story structure built in 1934 by the CCC. The first and second floors are garage and living quarters respectively. The third floor cab is 13’ x 13’ with a catwalk. Now reserved for emergency use, the Yosemite National Park site has been restored. From the National Historic Lookout Registry
From GNIS:
- Henness Ridge also called: Hermess Ridge
Trips:
- December 6, 2014 - our first day hike to the lookout
- January 24, 2015 - Meetup hike-should have been snowshoe, but no snow
- May 13, 2015 - Meetup hike to Henness Ridge Lookout and along Deer Camp Trail to Bishop Creek
- January 12, 2016 - Snowshoe to the lookout
- May 7, 2019 - Sherri and Gary hiked the Henness Ridge Road
References:
- Wikipedia-Lookout
- Yosemite Park Data Communication Study in 2010. There is several environmental statements made about the lookout.
- National Historic Lookout Registry
- From the NPS National Registry of Historical Landmark form
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