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New Mexico Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, c. 2009, 72 pp. Ungnade, Herbert E. "Guide to the New Mexico Mountains", University of New Mexico Press, 3d Ed. 1975
There is a letter "A" on the mountain referring to the Aggies, mascot of New Mexico State University. [1] It is the site of the Tortugas Mountain Observatory, an astronomical observatory owned and operated by New Mexico State University. [2] A pilgrimage to the top of the mountain is part of the annual Fiesta of Our Lady of Guadalupe. It is a 4 ...
Tortugas Mountain Observatory (TMO) is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by New Mexico State University (NMSU). It is located on Tortugas Mountain, also known locally as 'A' Mountain, in southern New Mexico (USA), approximately 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) southeast of Las Cruces and 4 kilometers (2.5 mi) east of the NMSU campus.
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Pages in category "Astronomical observatories in New Mexico" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. ... Tortugas Mountain Observatory; V.
Cloudcroft Observatory (defunct) 1962 New Mexico, US Coats Observatory: 1883 Paisley, Scotland, UK Coit Observatory: Boston, Massachusetts, US Collins Observatory: 2003 Corning, New York, US Collm Observatory: Leipzig, Germany Colombo University Observatory: 1920s Colombo, Sri Lanka Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory (defunct) 1991–2000 Low Earth ...
Of the highest major summits of New Mexico, Wheeler Peak exceeds 4000 meters (13,123 feet) elevation, 11 peaks exceed 3500 meters (11,483 feet), and 26 peaks exceed 3000 meters (9843 feet) elevation. The 30 highest summits of New Mexico with at least 500 meters of topographic prominence