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Fire lookout · Coconino County, Arizona

O'Haco Lookout

Apache-Sitgreaves tower built 1966 per NHLR: 100-ft Aermotor 1040 with 7x7 cab, USFS-administered, registered 2009; listed standing; no staffing or access data.

Visit & stay

Not rentable. As far as we know, this lookout cannot be booked for overnight stays.

Access

Access unknown

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Can you climb it?
Unknown
Road to the top?
Unknown
Staffing
Unknown

Facts

Status
Standing
Type
Cab on a towerAermotor 1040 tower, 100 ft, with 7x7-ft metal cab and catwalk to a side doorThe design: Aermotor
Built of
SteelGoing by its design; no source says so in words.
Built
1966
Height
100 ft (30.5 m)
Elevation
7,640 ft (2,329 m)
Agency
U.S. Forest Service (Black Mesa Ranger District cooperator)
Land
Federal land
Location
Coconino County, Arizona
Coordinates
34.44083, −111.07472
This entry
VerifiedResearched, then checked independently. Updated 8 Oct 2026.
Firefinder id
us-az-ohaco

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History

Then and now

  1. 1966 BuiltNHLR Built field gives 1966; no builder namedSource: nhlr.org
  2. No record between 1966 and 2009
  3. 2009 Added to the National Historic Lookout RegisterRegistered on the National Historic Lookout Register on September 2, 2009 as US 828, AZ 75Source: nhlr.org
  4. TodayStandingIt still stands, as far as our sources know.

Old maps of this spot

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Story

Researched 8 Oct 2026, fact-checked.

The O'Haco Lookout stands on the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests in Coconino County, Arizona, at 7,640 feet.1 The National Historic Lookout Register lists its build year as 1966 and describes a 100-foot Aermotor 1040 tower with a 7-by-7-foot metal cab.1 Instead of a floor hatch, the tower has a side door that a catwalk on one side reaches.1

The Register accepted the lookout on September 2, 2009, as US 828, AZ 75. It names the U.S. Forest Service as administrator and the Black Mesa Ranger District as cooperator.1 The Forest Fire Lookout Association's Arizona list shows the tower as standing under the same register number.2

The sources I read say nothing about who built the tower, who staffed it, or which fires it watched. They do not describe its condition beyond the standing label on the Association's list, and they do not say whether the public can visit or climb it.1,2 Anyone planning a trip should check with the Black Mesa Ranger District first.

  1. O'Haco Lookout, National Historic Lookout Register (nhlr.org), http://nhlr.org/lookouts/us/az/ohaco-lookout/ (accessed 2026-10-08). ↩
  2. Arizona Lookouts, Forest Fire Lookout Association (firelookout.org), https://firelookout.org/lookouts/us/az/ (accessed 2026-10-08). ↩

Photos

Photo of O'Haco Lookout
Photo: National Historic Lookout Register (nhlr.org) · All rights reserved · source
Photo of O'Haco Lookout
Photo: National Historic Lookout Register (nhlr.org) · All rights reserved · source

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Sources

  1. National Historic Lookout Register (NHLR) Gave us: name, location, county, elevation, what it is built of, register numbers, agency, ownership, dates, photos, links National Historic Lookout Register (nhlr.org) · All rights reserved (American Resources, Inc.); facts extracted only, no prose copied. · retrieved 4 Oct 2026
  2. Forest Fire Lookout Association (FFLA) - US lookout lists Gave us: type, status, register numbers, links Forest Fire Lookout Association (firelookout.org) · No licence stated; facts extracted only, no prose copied. · retrieved 8 Oct 2026
  3. OpenStreetMap -- fire lookout structures Gave us: links © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL 1.0. (c) OpenStreetMap contributors. · retrieved 4 Oct 2026
  4. Firefinder research Gave us: summary, design, height, status, agency, dates, links, fact-check Firefinder research (sources cited in the story footnotes) · Our own research notes; each fact cites its source in the lookout's story

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