Weed Lookout Tower

A historic fire lookout tower within the Lincoln National Forest in southern New Mexico.

Not specified on source pages, NM

About Weed Lookout Tower

Weed Lookout is a fire lookout tower in the Lincoln National Forest. The forest's recreation listings describe it as a lookout built in the same era as the nearby Alamo Lookout, which was a small cab on a tall tower.

#fire lookout
#Lincoln National Forest
#southern New Mexico
#historic structure

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