Mangas Mountain Lookout Complex

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Mangas Mountain Lookout Complex
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Location in New Mexico
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Location in United States
Nearest city Mangas, New Mexico
Coordinates 34°03′07″N108°18′24″W / 34.05194°N 108.30667°W / 34.05194; -108.30667 (Mangas Mountain Lookout Complex)
Arealess than one acre
Built1934
MPS National Forest Fire Lookouts in the Southwestern Region TR
NRHP reference No. 87002471 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 28, 1988

The Mangas Mountain Lookout Complex, on Mangas Mountain near Mangas, New Mexico, was built in 1934. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. The listing included one contributing building and one contributing structure. [1]

It includes a fire lookout tower and a cabin or cottage.

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Mangas mountain, fire lookout tower

photos only [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mangas Mountain Lookout Complex". National Park Service . Retrieved July 11, 2019. With accompanying four photos from 1986-87