§ 02 — OVERVIEW
This lookout, a 30 foot high steel tower with a wooden cab 14 feet square, is an Aermotor MI-25 type. This type of lookout is unusual and rare in the Southwestern Region, with only one other known, located on the Gila National Forest.
Ruidoso Lookout was erected in 1940 and is on the Smoky Bear Ranger District. Access to the tower site is by foot traffic only with access to the tower itself being closed to the public.
§ 03 — TRAILS NEARBY
§ 04 — CONDITIONS
National Weather Service · seven-day outlook · updated hourly
§ 05 — SIGNAL
FCC broadband data · actual signal varies in remote terrain
§ 06—09 — FROM THE FIELD
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§ 07 — REVIEWS
§ 08 — TRIP REPORTS
§ 09 — COMMUNITY PHOTOS
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§ 01 — VITALS
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Based on FCC availability data. Actual signal may vary in remote terrain.
Tod
83°F
Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
10 to 15 mph NE
Jun
84°F
Mostly Sunny then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
0 to 5 mph SW
Sat
88°F
Sunny
5 to 10 mph W
Sun
88°F
Sunny
5 to 10 mph W
Mon
87°F
Sunny
5 to 10 mph E
Tue
87°F
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
0 to 10 mph SW
Wed
88°F
Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
5 mph SW
