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This is a list of mountain ranges in the U.S. state of New Mexico, listed alphabetically, and associated landforms. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mountain ranges of New Mexico . This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items .
A visitor center near the Gila cliff dwellings is about two hours north of Silver City, New Mexico on State Route 15. Near here, at an elevation of 5,689 feet (1,734 m), trails radiate up the Middle Fork of the Gila River (41 miles [68 km] long) and the West Fork (34.5 miles [55 km] long) and downstream following the Gila River for 32.5 miles ...
The Pecos Wilderness is a heavily forested, high-elevation and rugged mountain land, ranging from 8,400 feet to over 13,000 feet. Truchas Peak, at 13,103 feet, is the second highest point in New Mexico. River valleys and streams are separated by long, broad mesas.
Merriam's elk, the original subspecies of elk in this area, is extinct, so the elk in the refuge are Rocky Mountain elk. The ancestors of the herd were imported from Jackson Hole, Wyoming in 1911. [18] The elk herd is the largest in Oklahoma at about 1,000 [19] and the white tailed deer number about 450.
Oklahoma sits at a frequent crossroads between three different air masses: warm, humid air from the Gulf of Mexico; warm to hot, dry air from Mexico and the Southwestern U.S.; and cold, dry air from Canada. Especially from fall to spring, Oklahoma sees frequent air mass changes, which can produce drastic swings in both temperature and humidity.
San Antonio Mountain is an important winter habitat for migrating herds of elk, and hosts one of the largest populations of elk in New Mexico, estimated at 7,000 individuals. [8] The mountain and its surroundings also provide habitat for pronghorn , golden eagle, hawks, bears, mountain lions, mule deer and white-tailed jackrabbits among other ...
This trail continues to follow the entire north-south length of the mountains along the central ridge, a distance of 51.4 miles (83 km) from Emory Pass to Caledonia trail head on New Mexico 226. There are also a number of campgrounds, some with hiking trails, along NM 152 as it goes through Iron Canyon on the west side of the Black Range.
The White Mountain Wilderness is a 46,963 acre designated wilderness area managed by the United States Forest Service.Located in the Smokey Bear Ranger District of the Lincoln National Forest, the White Mountain Wilderness lies in the Sierra Blanca mountains of south central New Mexico, approximately 15 miles (24 km) north northwest of the town of Ruidoso.