Desolation Peak Lookout
- Address: Desolation Peak
- Vicinity: E of Ross Lake, 6 mi S of Canadian border
Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
1932/00/00 | US Forest Service | Architect | Desolation Peak Lookout built | |||
1956/00/00 | Jack Kerouac | Work | During the summer of 1956, Jack Kerouac works as a US Forest Service fire lookout on Desolation Peak for 63 days. He wrote about the experience in the "The Dharma Bums", "Desolation Angels' and "Lonesome Traveler". |
Particulars for Desolation Peak Lookout: | |
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Area of Significance | Architecture |
Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
Sight Category | Building |
Area of Significance | Conservation |
Owner | Federal |
Criteria | Historic Event |
Historic Use | Outdoor recreation |
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