The summit of Mount Wilson looms over Pasadena at about 5,715 feet, with the white domes of the observatory buildings and surrounding radio towers visible to drivers along Interstate 210 below.

Should the Mt. Wilson transmitting towers be destroyed by fire, local stations wouldn't take as big a hit as they might have a few decades ago: Most cable, satellite and telco systems won't be ...

Communication towers near Mt. Wilson Observatory in the San Gabriel Mountains. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times) ...

Authorities could not say what or how many structures are threatened by the spread, such as communication towers and the Mount Wilson Observatory. “We have numerous aircraft working in the area ...

According to a Instagram post by the Mt. Wilson Observatory ... local stations wouldn’t take as big a hit as they might have a few decades ago: Most cable, satellite and telco systems ...