Tohnitsha Lookout
US 434, NM 9
Lookout Details
| Registry Numbers | US 434, NM 9 (view other lookouts in United States, New Mexico) |
| Date Registered | July 20, 2002 |
| Nominated by | Dave Lorenz |
| Location |
Navajo Indian Reservation San Juan County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates |
N 36° 09.232' W 108° 53.355' (view using Google Maps) N 36° 09' 14" W 108° 53' 21" N 36.153870° W 108.889250° |
| Elevation | 8,973 ft (2,735 m) |
| Built | 1936 |
| Administered by | Navajo Indian Reservation |
| Cooperators | Bureau of Indian Affairs |
Description
Although the Aermotor tower is most common, there were a number of International Derrick manufactured fire towers erected in the southwest in the 1930’s and early 1940’s. One of these is Tohnitsha Lookout on the Navajo Reservation it is 82.9’ high with a 7’x7’ metal cab built in 1936.
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