Area less than one acre NRHP Reference # 87002478 Added to NRHP 28 January 1988 | Built 1934 Opened 1934 | |
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Location Kaibab National Forest, Big Springs, Arizona MPS National Forest Fire Lookouts in the Southwestern Region TR | ||
The Big Springs Lookout Tower is a fire lookout tower in Kaibab National Forest near Big Springs, Arizona. The tower was built in 1934 for the U.S. Forest Service by contractors from Kanab, Utah. The steel tower is 100 feet (30 m) tall and features a 7-foot (2.1 m) square cab at the top. A wood frame cabin is located near the base of the tower; the cabin was built in 1959 to replace an older log cabin.
The tower was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
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