Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Ruidoso Lookout Tower was completed in 1940 by the U.S. Forest Service to serve as a fire lookout tower within Lincoln National Forest, New Mexico, United States. It remains in active use for detection of urban/suburban fires in the town of Ruidoso, which has grown over the years to surround the tower. The structure is a 30'' Aermotor tower with metal catwalks and is topped with a 14''x14'' wooden cab. The structure is listed on the National Registry of Historic Place, as well as the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Places.