Grandview Lookout Tower and Cabin

Grandview Lookout Tower and Cabin
Location Off Coconino Rim Rd., Twin Lakes, Arizona
Coordinates 35°57′28″N 111°57′15″W / 35.95778°N 111.95417°W / 35.95778; -111.95417Coordinates: 35°57′28″N 111°57′15″W / 35.95778°N 111.95417°W / 35.95778; -111.95417
Area less than one acre
Built 1936 (1936)
MPS National Forest Fire Lookouts in the Southwestern Region TR
NRHP Reference # 87002482[1]
Added to NRHP January 28, 1988

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]

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

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "Grandview Lookout Tower". Kaibab National Forest. U.S. Forest Service. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  3. ↑ Cleeland, Teri A. (October 30, 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Hull Cabin Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 28 May 2013.

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