{"id":928,"date":"2021-07-07T20:08:49","date_gmt":"2021-07-07T20:08:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cherylhill.net\/firelookouts\/?p=928"},"modified":"2021-07-07T22:52:07","modified_gmt":"2021-07-07T22:52:07","slug":"sexton-mountain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cherylhill.net\/firelookouts\/2021\/07\/07\/sexton-mountain\/","title":{"rendered":"Sexton Mountain"},"content":{"rendered":"

Type: Steel tower
\nStatus: Unmanned
\nElevation: 3,834′
\nVisited: June 20, 2021<\/p>\n

I used Beecher Road (which turns into Burgess Gulch Road \/ BLM Road 34-6-12) and drove 5.3 miles to the junction with the spur road to the summit where there is a gate. Time to get out and start walking.<\/p>\n

\"Sexton<\/p>\n

It was a 0.8 mile hike up the road to the summit. In April 2006 vandals destroyed the lookout tower and repeater antennas. The damage included three structures and other communications equipment. A new lookout was built in 2007, but it doesn’t appear to be in regular use:<\/p>\n

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There are a lot of buildings, towers, and antennas up here:<\/p>\n

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Toilet:<\/p>\n

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There is an old D-6 cupola cabin is here, but it’s unlike any I’ve seen before. The cupola itself is gone and it’s roof lowered. And there aren’t windows all around the cabin:<\/p>\n

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Old weather station:<\/p>\n

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There is a house up here. Presumably it once served as living quarters for the lookout:<\/p>\n

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The tower has a fence around it so there’s no way to gain access. Views from the ground are pretty limited:<\/p>\n

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However there are some good views to the south from the road on the drive to the gate:<\/p>\n

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More information<\/strong>
\nForest Lookouts<\/a>
\nRex’s Forest Fire Lookout Page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Type: Steel tower Status: Unmanned Elevation: 3,834′ Visited: June 20, 2021 I used Beecher Road (which turns into Burgess Gulch<\/p>\n

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