Hillsboro Peak Lookout Tower and Cabin

The Hillsboro Peak Lookout Tower and Cabin, in Gila National Forest in Sierra County, New Mexico, is a forest fire lookout tower and cabin with one or both built in 1925. The combination was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

Hillsboro Peak Lookout Tower and Cabin
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Forest Service photo from the mid-1920's (not the current tower)
Location	Gila National Forest, near Hillsboro, New Mexico
Coordinates	32°57′09″N 107°46′43″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1925
MPS	National Forest Fire Lookouts in the Southwestern Region TR
NRHP reference No.	87002475[1]
Added to NRHP	January 28, 1988

Hillsboro Peak has elevation 10,020 feet (3,050 m), and is in southwestern New Mexico's Black Range.[2]

The lookout tower, in a 2007 photo, appears to be different than the 1920s tower.[2]

The log cabin is reportedly available for public use overnight.[2]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. "Hillsboro Peak Lookout Tower and Cabin". Retrieved December 23, 2019.