GRANITE PEAK
New Mexico - Grant County - Gila National Forest - 13S-15W-3
1917: A small tower was constructed by the two firemen stationed on the peak.
1923: A lookout cab was constructed on the old tower.
1930: A steel tower and a frame cabin was constructed for lookout quarters. The materials for the building were packed a distance of 25 miles by way of the trail up Big Turkey Creek.
National Geodetic Survey
DESIGNATION - GRANITE ET
PID - DT0675
STATE/COUNTY- NM/GRANT
COUNTRY - US
USGS QUAD - LITTLE TURKEY PARK (1965)
STATION DESCRIPTION
DESCRIBED BY US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1965
STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 21.0 MI. (AIRLINE) NE. OF CLIFF AND ABOUT
10.0 MI. (AIRLINE) W. OF GILA HOT SPRINGS ON A PROMINENT TOP IN
DIABLO RANGE LOCALLY KNOWN AS GRANITE PEAK. STATION IS 50.7 FT. NW.
OF CENTER OF USFS STEEL LOOKOUT TOWER AND IS 31.5 FT. LOWER THAN
FLOOR OF LOOKOUT CABIN AND 38.0 FT. LOWER THAN THE EAVES OF LOOKOUT
CABIN ROOF.
STATION WAS REACHED BY HELICOPTER AND A HELIPORT IS PROVIDED ON RIDGE
E. OF LOOKOUT TOWER.