The Grand View Lookout Tower is a fire lookout in Kaibab National Forest near the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. The 80-foot (24 m) tall steel tower was built in the 1930s. Its observation cabin measures 7 feet (2.1 m) square. A small cabin is included in the designated area.[2]
Grandview Lookout Tower and Cabin | |
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| Location | Off Coconino Rim Rd., Twin Lakes, Arizona |
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| Coordinates | 35°57′28″N 111°57′17″W / 35.95778°N 111.95472°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1936 |
| MPS | National Forest Fire Lookouts in the Southwestern Region TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 87002482[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 28, 1988 |
The Arizona Trail passes the tower. The Hull Cabin Historic District is nearby.[2][3]
The Grandview Lookout Tower was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 28, 1988.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "Grandview Lookout Tower". Kaibab National Forest. U.S. Forest Service. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
- ^ Cleeland, Teri A. (October 30, 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Hull Cabin Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
External links edit
Media related to Grandview Lookout Tower and Cabin at Wikimedia Commons
- Grandview Lookout Tower at Kaibab National Forest
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grandview Lookout Tower