Here
are scenic mountain vistas from fire lookouts, panoramas, and info about these
spectacular views which
you can easily drive to in a standard 2WD car, over good roads, off of major interstate highways.
The website features photos and interpretive exhibits that identify what can be
seen in the landscape around these viewpoints.
A view of 14,162 ft. high Mt. Shasta from Herd Peak lookout’s front yard. You can see a rotating panorama of the view from that lookout by clicking on the "Herd Peak" link at the top of this page.
The other pages on this website can be similarly accessed from the links at the top of the page, below the red "Lookout Vistas" title.
Sierra Buttes Lookout can be seen on the highest peak in this photo. You can find a link to a panoramic photo of the vista from this lookout by clicking on the "Pano Vistas" link at the top of this page.
Inspirational
scenery
Landscapes
have spiritual significance. Mountains
have long been seen as sacred places that are close to the heavens, and where
the human condition can be seen in perspective to the vastness of the cosmos.
What’s New
Added 11/04/2008 – Mt. Diablo page
A Google Earth flight you can take from Mt. Diablo over Mt. Tamalpais Lookout to Point Reyes Lighthouse.
Added 11/06/2008 – Pano Vistas
page
How to visit the
panoramic vista from the mountain of your choice, and how to fly from peak to
peak without leaving your computer.
Added 11/19/2008 – to Crane
Flat page
Added 11/26/2008 – to Mount
Diablo 2 page
A
labeled telephoto view south from Mt. Diablo to Junipero Serra in the Big Sur
pacific coast area, and a link that lets you fly into the photo via Google Earth
down to the San Simeon Hearst Castle State Park area. Vistas and a Google Earth
flyout northeast from Mt. Diablo .
Added 11/26/2008 – White Mountain page
Rotating
panorama and description of what can be seen from a hilltop vista you can drive
to in the White Mt. Range; And a
snapshot looking east over the crest of the Sierra Nevadas, along the Google
Earth flightpath from the Golden Gate to White Mt.
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