So we need to look farther north.  Farther north than Squaw Mtn.?.... abandoned trail not in a wilderness area?....  Do we need to think outside the box on this one, or are we overlooking something obvious? Was there ever a lookout at this site?

Kirk

That looks like the view from High Rock

Brian might be on to something. I recall two tops at High Rock.

The ridge in the foreground does look like the ridge that the former 701 trail runs along.

I hope he's right so we can move along.

Don2

The clear cuts jogged my memory. Then I found this photo:

http://www.panoramio.com/m/photo/4368139

I think Brian is correct as well.  I think the trail on the right is the trail from the "parking area" below the old lookout - it looks like there might have been a garage or something in that area a long time ago.