The Hillsboro Peak Lookout Tower and Cabin, in Gila National Forest in Sierra County, New Mexico, is a forest fire lookout tower and cabin with one or both built in 1925. The combination was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
Hillsboro Peak Lookout Tower and Cabin | |
 U.S. Forest Service photo from the mid-1920's (not the current tower) | |
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| Location | Gila National Forest, near Hillsboro, New Mexico |
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| Coordinates | 32°57′09″N 107°46′43″W / 32.95250°N 107.77861°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1925 |
| MPS | National Forest Fire Lookouts in the Southwestern Region TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 87002475[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 28, 1988 |
Hillsboro Peak has elevation 10,020 feet (3,050 m), and is in southwestern New Mexico's Black Range.[2]
The lookout tower, in a 2007 photo, appears to be different than the 1920s tower.[2]
The log cabin is reportedly available for public use overnight.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Hillsboro Peak Lookout Tower and Cabin". Retrieved December 23, 2019.
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