Reeds Peak Lookout Tower

Reeds Peak Lookout Tower
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Squeaky Spring, Gila National Forest, Reeds Peak, New Mexico
Coordinates	33°08′35″N107°51′14″W / 33.14306°N 107.85389°W / 33.14306; -107.85389 (Reeds Peak Lookout Tower)
Area	less than one acre
Built	1929
MPS	National Forest Fire Lookouts in the Southwestern Region TR
NRHP reference No.	87002472 [1]
Added to NRHP	January 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. ^[1]

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. ^[2]

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