Facility · New Mexico ·
Managed by the USDA Forest Service
Lincoln National Forest (NF) · Open Access
This lookout, a 30 foot high steel tower with a wooden cab 14 feet square, is an Aermotor MI-25 type. This type of lookout is unusual and rare in the Southwestern Region, with only one other known, located on the Gila National Forest. Ruidoso Lookout was erected in 1940 and is on the Smoky Bear Ranger District.
Access to the tower site is by foot traffic only with access to the tower itself being closed to the public.
33.33185, -105.66247 · 33°19'54.7"N 105°39'44.9"W
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| Precip in | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 averages from the nearest NOAA station, 1.1 mi away — not measured at the facility itself, and elevation can make a real difference over that distance.
Recreation.gov last updated this record on 2026-02-25.
Facility information and photographs from Recreation.gov (RIDB). SpotOpened is not affiliated with Recreation.gov or any federal agency.
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