BLACK MOUNTAIN
New Mexico - Catron County - Gila National Forest - 11S-13W-6
June 2, 1977: "Mrs. Janice Weir, who is employed as lookout for the Forest Service, on Black Mountain this year, was home overnight this week." (Silver City Daily Press)
National Geodetic Survey
DESIGNATION - BLACK MOUNTAIN LOOKOUT TOWER
PID - DT0668
STATE/COUNTY- NM/CATRON
COUNTRY - US
USGS QUAD - BLACK MOUNTAIN (1967)
STATION DESCRIPTION
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1966 (JWC)
THE STATION IS ABOUT 7-1/2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BEAVERHEAD,
ON TOP OF BLACK MOUNTAIN.
THE STATION IS THE CENTER OF THE BASE OF A 50 FOOT HIGH,
FOUR LEGGED STRUCTURE, SUPPORTING A LOOKOUT CABIN.