Photo courtesy of Mark Gutzman
Registry Numbers | US 1111, NM 37 (view other lookouts in United States, New Mexico) |
Date Registered | August 30, 2015 |
Nominated by | Mark Gutzman |
Location |
Lincoln National Forest Rio Arriba County, New Mexico |
Coordinates |
N 36° 07.349' W 106° 33.224' (view using Google Maps) N 36° 07' 21" W 106° 33' 13" N 36.122489° W 106.553729° |
Elevation | 9,867 ft (3,007 m) |
Built | 1950 |
Administered by | U.S. Forest Service |
Cooperators | Coyote Ranger District |
Encino lookout is an Aermotor MC-39 steel tower 59 feet high, and a 7X7 foot steel cab. The Encino site was constructed in July 1950 as it presently exists. Other structures include a wooden frame living quarters that is apparently a transplanted L-4 house, a metal storage shed, a log cabin and a wooden frame outhouse.