Bearwallow Mountain Lookout Cabins and Shed

The Bearwallow Mountain Lookout Cabins and Shed are located in the Bearwallow Park near Mogollon, New Mexico. Built in 1940 by the Works Progress Administration, they are one of three New Deal-era buildings in the Gila National Forest, which also include the El Caso Lookout Complex and the Mangas Mountain Lookout Complex.[2] In 2006 the buildings were threatened by the Bear Fire, which burned across Bearwallow Mountain.[3]

Bearwallow Mountain Lookout Cabins and Shed
LocationBearwallow Lookout Rd., Gila National Forest, Bearwallow Park, New Mexico
Coordinates33°26′57″N 108°40′3″W
Area1.8 acres (0.73 ha)
Built1923 (1923)
MPSNational Forest Fire Lookouts in the Southwestern Region TR
NRHP reference No.87002473[1]
NMSRCP No.1441
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 28, 1988
Designated NMSRCPMarch 4, 1988

See also
  • National Register of Historic Places in Catron County, New Mexico

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.
  3. "Newsroom - News Release Details" Archived September 30, 2006, at the Wayback Machine, Gila National Forest. USDA Forest Service. Retrieved 10/22/07.


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