Reeds Peak Lookout Tower Explained

Reeds Peak Lookout Tower
Coordinates:33.1431°N -107.8539°W
Built:1929
Added:January 28, 1988
Area:less than one acre
Mpsub:National Forest Fire Lookouts in the Southwestern Region TR
Refnum:87002472

The Reeds Peak Lookout Tower, at Squeaky Spring in Gila National Forest, on Reeds Peak, New Mexico, was built in 1929. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

Background

It is a 48feet high Aermotor steel tower with a NaNfeet steel "cab", or cabin. The original cabin was replaced in 1959. In 1988, its original ladder was still in place, but new stairs were added in 1965.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: National Forest Fire Lookouts in the Southwestern Region, USDA Forest Service . National Park Service. Peter L. Steere . July 1987 . February 4, 2019. With