Oso Ridge Lookout
US 635, NM 12
Lookout Details
| Registry Numbers | US 635, NM 12 (view other lookouts in United States, New Mexico) |
| Date Registered | April 1, 2005 |
| Nominated by | Dave Lorenz |
| Location |
Cibola National Forest Cibola County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates |
N 35° 02.280' W 108° 06.960' (view using Google Maps) N 35° 02' 17" W 108° 06' 58" N 35.038000° W 108.116000° |
| Elevation | 8,713 ft (2,656 m) |
| Built | 1965 |
| Administered by | U.S. Forest Service |
| Cooperators | Cibola National Forest |
Description
The first lookout at Oso Ridge was a 25’ steel tower with a 7’x7’ wooden cab and ground house constructed in 1938. While the ground house remains, the lookout was replaced in 1965 with a live-in Cl-100 14’x4’ metal cab with catwalk on a 10’ concrete block base.
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