June 2010 photo
Registry Numbers | US 1584, NM 42 (view other lookouts in United States, New Mexico) |
Date Registered | May 22, 2022 |
Nominated by | Mark Gutzman |
Location |
Gila National Forest Catron County, New Mexico |
Coordinates |
N 33° 27.787' W 108° 33.520' (view using Google Maps) N 33° 27' 47" W 108° 33' 31" N 33.463120° W 108.558670° |
Elevation | 8,598 ft (2,621 m) |
Built | 1934 |
Administered by | U.S. Forest Service |
Located on the Reserve Ranger District of the Gila National Forest, this Aermotor MC-24, steel tower is 30 feet high with a 12’x12’ wood cab and was erected in 1934. The lookout was extensively remodeled in 1984, with new windows, new steel siding and a new roof. Negrito Mountain Lookout is not currently staffed.