In a 1925 agreement between Fruit Growers Supply Company and the Lassen National Forest which came from a fire started by the company, in1924, on the west flank of Antelope Mountain, a lookout was built on that mountain was part of the settlement.
In 1978, it was a replaced by a two-story six-sided structure, which was dubbed the “world’s first solar-powered forest fire lookout.” Officials believed that the solar power could deliver power more cheaply in the long run, than utilizing gas or diesel generators. The lookout was funded by the U.S. Department of Energy and the development work was done by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Lewis Research Center. A similar lookout was schedule to be built at Pilot Peak in Plumas County.