- City:
- Alto, Lincoln National Forest, NM
- Site Type:
- Forestry and Agriculture, Fire Lookouts
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
- Started:
- 1936
- Completed:
- 1940
Description
Monjeau Lookout is located in the Lincoln National Forest near Alto, New Mexico.
The lookout “is a famous landmark on the Smokey Bear Ranger District built originally in 1936 and then reconstructed in 1940 as part of a Civilian Conservation Corps project. This site is a wonderful and adventurous place to visit. Roads leading up to the site are dirt and can be steep in places. Visit during the summer months as the road leading to it closes during the winter with the advent of snow. Monjeau Lookout is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).” (nps.gov)
Source notes
https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/lincoln/recarea/?recid=80034
Image at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/lincolnnationalforest/7550487202/in/set-72157630528992842/lightbox/
National Register of Historic Places nomination form:
"National Forest Fire Lookouts in the Southwestern Region. USDA Forest Service"
https://npgallery.nps.gov/pdfhost/docs/NRHP/Text/64000046.pdf
(.pdf pages 40-1 of 115; accessed Mar. 2018)
National Historic Lookout Register:
https://nhlr.org/lookouts/us/nm/monjeau-lookout/
Site originally submitted by Tomoyo Takahashi on December 18, 2013.
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