Castro Peak, at , is the highest peak in the middle part of the
Santa Monica Mountains and is in the
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. The town of
Malibu is located to the southeast of the peak.
The
fire lookout tower
A fire lookout tower, fire tower or lookout tower, provides housing and protection for a person known as a "fire lookout" whose duty it is to search for wildfires in the wilderness. It is a small building, usually on the summit of a mountain or ...
that was once located on Castro Peak has been moved to
Henninger Flats in the
San Gabriel Mountains
The San Gabriel Mountains ( es, Sierra de San Gabriel) are a mountain range located in northern Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County and western San Bernardino County, California, United States. The mountain range is part of the Tr ...
for display.
See also
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Santa Monica Mountains topics index
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Angeles National Forest Fire Lookout Association
The Angeles National Forest Fire Lookout Association (" ANFFLA") is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization of citizen volunteers dedicated to the preservation, restoration and operation of the fire lookout towers in the Angeles National Forest, Los ...
References
External links
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Santa Monica Mountains
Mountains of Los Angeles County, California
Mountains of Southern California
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