Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument - North

The Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument is a United States National Monument in the state of New Mexico, managed by the Bureau of Land Management as part of the National Landscape Conservation System. The 496,330-acre (200,860 ha) monument is located in the Mesilla Valley in southern New Mexico, surrounding the city of Las Cruces in Doña Ana County. The protected area includes several mountain ranges of the Chihuahuan Desert. The five identified as being within the national monument are the Robledo Mountains, Sierra de las Uvas, Doña Ana Mountains, Organ Mountains and Potrillo Mountains. The Prehistoric Trackways National Monument is nearby. The monument protects a large variety of geological, paleontological and archaeological resources. Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks protects many archaeological and cultural sites of interest. Before the Gadsden Purchase of 1853, this land included the border between Mexico and the United States. The Aden Lava Flow Wilderness Study Area is here and there are 243 known archaeological sites within the monument, including some of the earliest Native American settlements and petroglyphs known from three different tribes. The land also includes Shelter Cave and Conkling Cavern. Fossils of ground sloths have been found in the area.

Trails in the Hikepack map

Amatista Ledges
Amatista/Jalapeno
Amatista/Jalapeno Access
Barksdale Road
Box Canyon
Broad Canyon
Burke Ranch Road
Butterfield Trail
County Road C003
County Road C004
County Road C005
County Road C006
County Road C008
County Road D007
County Road D008
County Road D009
County Road D010
County Road D011
County Road E006
County Road E011
County Road Eo 06
Faulkner Canyon Rd; Faulkner Canyon Rd; Faulker Canyon Rd; Faulkner Canyon Road
Hopping Jalapeno
Loop Road
Off Broadway
Sandia Gulch
Tobacco Twister

Attractions in the Hikepack map

Bell Top Mountain
Burro Hill
Cerro Quemado
Hersey Place
Kimball Place
Las Uvas
Lookout Peak
Magdalena Peak
Massacre Peak
Mesa Azur
Peloncillo Peak
Picacho Mountain
Piña Peak
Reichey Butte
Robledo Mountain
Sandia Gulch Begin
Sandia Gulch End
Sierra Alta
Sierro Kemado
Sleeping Lady Hills
Sugarloaf Peak
Tailholt Mountain
The Saddle Mountain
Twin Hills

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