Ruidoso Lookout Tower | |
Location | Lincoln National Forest, Ruidoso, New Mexico |
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Coordinates | 33°19′54″N 105°39′43″W / 33.33167°N 105.66194°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1940 |
MPS | National Forest Fire Lookouts in the Southwestern Region TR |
NRHP reference No. | 87002485 [1] |
NMSRCP No. | 1447 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | January 27, 1988 |
Designated NMSRCP | March 4, 1988 |
Ruidoso Lookout Tower was completed in 1940 by the U.S. Forest Service to serve as a fire lookout tower within Lincoln National Forest, New Mexico, United States.
It remains in active use for the detection of urban/suburban fires in the town of Ruidoso, which has grown over the years to surround the tower. The structure is a 30 feet (9.1 m) Aermotor tower with metal catwalks and is topped with a 14 by 14 feet (4.3 by 4.3 m) wooden cab. [2]
The structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, [1] as well as the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties. [3]
The first detonation of a nuclear device by the Manhattan Project at Trinity Site was observed by Herbert Lee Traylor, [4] the forest ranger on duty at the Ruidoso Lookout tower at the time of the explosion.
Ruidoso Lookout Tower | |
Location | Lincoln National Forest, Ruidoso, New Mexico |
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Coordinates | 33°19′54″N 105°39′43″W / 33.33167°N 105.66194°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1940 |
MPS | National Forest Fire Lookouts in the Southwestern Region TR |
NRHP reference No. | 87002485 [1] |
NMSRCP No. | 1447 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | January 27, 1988 |
Designated NMSRCP | March 4, 1988 |
Ruidoso Lookout Tower was completed in 1940 by the U.S. Forest Service to serve as a fire lookout tower within Lincoln National Forest, New Mexico, United States.
It remains in active use for the detection of urban/suburban fires in the town of Ruidoso, which has grown over the years to surround the tower. The structure is a 30 feet (9.1 m) Aermotor tower with metal catwalks and is topped with a 14 by 14 feet (4.3 by 4.3 m) wooden cab. [2]
The structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, [1] as well as the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties. [3]
The first detonation of a nuclear device by the Manhattan Project at Trinity Site was observed by Herbert Lee Traylor, [4] the forest ranger on duty at the Ruidoso Lookout tower at the time of the explosion.