El Caso Lookout Complex Explained

El Caso Lookout Complex
Designated Other1:New Mexico State Register
Designated Other1 Date:March 4, 1988
Designated Other1 Number:1444
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:Gila National Forest, El Caso Lake, New Mexico
Coordinates:34.1031°N -108.4942°W
Area:less than one acre
Added:January 28, 1988
Mpsub:National Forest Fire Lookouts in the Southwestern Region TR
Refnum:87002476

The El Caso Lookout Complex is located in the Gila National Forest north of Apache Creek, New Mexico. Built in 1934 by the Works Progress Administration, the complex was one of three New Deal-era forest fire lookouts built in Catron County. The other two are the Mangas Mountain Lookout Complex near Old Horse Springs and the Bearwallow Mountain Lookout Complex near Mogollon.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. United States National Park Service. (1988) National Register of Historic Places, 1966-1988.