Ruidoso Lookout Tower

Ruidoso Lookout Tower was completed in 1940 by the U.S. Forest Service to serve as a fire lookout tower within Lincoln National Forest, New Mexico, United States.

Access is restricted and requires permission.
Type: Tower
Description: fire lookout tower in Lincoln County, United States of America

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ruidoso River Museum and Ruidoso Public Library.

Ruidoso River Museum

Museum

Fox Cave is located on East Highway 70 between Roswell and Alamogordo, near Ruidoso, New Mexico. It was once used as a hideout by William H. Bonney, better known as Billy the Kid and also known as Henry Antrim, a 19th-century American gunman who participated in the Lincoln County War and became a frontier outlaw in the American Old West. Ruidoso River Museum is situated 1 mile west of Ruidoso Lookout Tower.

Ruidoso Public Library

Library

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Ruidoso is a village in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States, adjacent to the Lincoln National Forest. The population was 7,679 at the 2020 census. Ruidoso Public Library is situated 1¼ miles north of Ruidoso Lookout Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ruidoso and Ruidoso Downs.

Ruidoso

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Ruidoso is a town in southeastern New Mexico. Its attractions include pleasant mountain recreation and world-caliber horse racing. During the summer population triples as New Mexicans and Texans arrive to enjoy the horse races, gambling, and cool mountain air.

Ruidoso Downs

Village

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Ruidoso Downs is a city in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States, located within the Lincoln National Forest. As of the 2020 census, Ruidoso Downs had a population of 2,620. Ruidoso Downs is situated 4 miles east of Ruidoso Lookout Tower.