Monte Vista Lookout Cabin

Monte Vista Lookout Cabin
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Monte Vista Peak, Chiricahua Mountains, near Elfrida, Arizona
Coordinates	31°49′30″N109°18′53″W / 31.82500°N 109.31472°W / 31.82500; -109.31472
Area	less than one acre
Built	1933
Built by	CCC
MPS	National Forest Fire Lookouts in the Southwestern Region TR
NRHP reference No.	87002468 [1]
Added to NRHP	January 28, 1988

Monte Vista Lookout Cabin is a structure in Cochise County, Arizona, that is on the National Register of Historic Places. ^[1] The cabin sits at the base of the Lookout, in the southern portion of the Chiricahua Mountains in the Coronado National Forest. ^[2] In 1956, it was erroneously reported that the cabin had been destroyed during a forest fire. ^{[3] [4]} The structure was also threatened by fire in 2011 during the Horseshoe II Fire. ^[2]

It was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps. ^[5]

Photos in 1986 show that it is a log cabin with chinking between its logs, with a front porch, and with fire tower behind. ^[6]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. "Monte Vista Fire Lookout" (PDF). Green Valley Recreation Hiking Club. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 6, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
3. "Lightning Bolts Hit 30 Times". Arizona Republic . June 28, 1956. p. 1. Retrieved December 6, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Lightning Starts Additional Fires". Arizona Daily Star . June 29, 1956. p. 1. Retrieved December 6, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
5. Peter L. Steere (July 1977). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: National Forest Fire Lookouts in the Southwestern Region, USDA Forest Service. NARA . Retrieved January 14, 2023. The PDF includes a substantial amendment and extension document by Teri A. Cleeland, dated December 5. 1990, starting at PDF page 207, as well as photos, correspondence, and other documents. Registration photos of individual lookouts exist and are part of the report, but are not included in the PDF.
6. T. Dyess (August 28, 1986). Photos of Monte Vista Lookout Cabin. National Park Service . Retrieved January 14, 2023. These are part of the lookout's National Register of Historic Places nomination, as part of the National Forest Fire Lookouts in the Southwestern Region, USDA Forest Service" study but are not included in that study's main PDF report.