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United States historic place
Reeds Peak Lookout Tower
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Reeds Peak Lookout Tower is located in New MexicoReeds Peak Lookout Tower
LocationSqueaky Spring, Gila National Forest, Reeds Peak, New Mexico
Coordinates33°08′35″N 107°51′14″W / 33.14306°N 107.85389°W / 33.14306; -107.85389 (Reeds Peak Lookout Tower)
Arealess than one acre
Built1929
MPSNational Forest Fire Lookouts in the Southwestern Region TR
NRHP reference No.87002472
Added to NRHPJanuary 28, 1988

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 48 feet (15 m) high Aermotor steel tower with a 7 by 7 feet (2.1 m × 2.1 m) 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.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Peter L. Steere (July 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: National Forest Fire Lookouts in the Southwestern Region, USDA Forest Service" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved February 4, 2019. With accompanying two photos of Reeds Peak Lookout Tower from 1986
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