Built in 1934. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
“The Big Springs Lookout Tower is a fire lookout tower in Kaibab National Forest near Big Springs, Arizona. The tower was built in 1934 for the U.S.”
Wikipedia article Big Springs Lookout Tower, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 140 National Register listings published here for Coconino County · listed in 1988 · category: Structure · built in 1934.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 201 fires within 5 miles of Big Springs Lookout Tower between 1992 and 2020, burning about 82,376 acres in total. 177 started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 177 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Kaibab National Forest | FRAK |
| 9 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Kaibab National Forest | not named |
| 7 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Kaibab National Forest | not named |
| 5 September 1994 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Kaibab National Forest | not named |
| 3 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Kaibab National Forest | MOQUI |
| 27 September 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Kaibab National Forest | POLE |
| 26 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Kaibab National Forest | DOVE |
| 26 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Kaibab National Forest | SOUTH |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Big Springs Ranger Station | 1.1 miles | 1993 |
| Little Mountain Lookout Tree | 1.4 miles | 1992 | |
 | Brow Monument | 3.6 miles | 1987 |
| Corral Lake Lookout Tree | 3.9 miles | 1992 | |
| Fracas Lookout Tree | 5.8 miles | 1992 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 87002478 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Coconino County | All 140 listed properties in this county. |
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