Hillsboro Peak Lookout Tower and Cabin

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)
Hillsboro Peak Lookout Tower and Cabin is located in New Mexico
Hillsboro Peak Lookout Tower and Cabin
LocationGila National Forest, near Hillsboro, New Mexico
Coordinates32°57′09″N 107°46′43″W / 32.95250°N 107.77861°W / 32.95250; -107.77861 (Hillsboro Peak Lookout Tower and Cabin)
Arealess than one acre
Built1925
MPSNational Forest Fire Lookouts in the Southwestern Region TR
NRHP reference No.87002475[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 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

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "Hillsboro Peak Lookout Tower and Cabin". Retrieved December 23, 2019.