El Caso Lookout Complex

The El Caso Lookout Complex is located in the Gila National Forest north of Apache Creek, New Mexico. Built in 1934 by the Works Progress Administration, the complex was one of three New Deal-era forest fire lookouts built in Catron County. The other two are the Mangas Mountain Lookout Complex near Old Horse Springs and the Bearwallow Mountain Lookout Complex near Mogollon.[2]

El Caso Lookout Complex
El Caso Lookout Complex is located in New Mexico
El Caso Lookout Complex
El Caso Lookout Complex is located in the United States
El Caso Lookout Complex
LocationGila National Forest, El Caso Lake, New Mexico
Coordinates34°6′11″N 108°29′39″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1934 (1934)
MPSNational Forest Fire Lookouts in the Southwestern Region TR
NRHP reference No.87002476[1]
NMSRCP No.1444
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 28, 1988
Designated NMSRCPMarch 4, 1988

See also

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. United States National Park Service. (1988) National Register of Historic Places, 1966-1988.


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