Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument - South

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

Attractions in the Hikepack map

Aden
Aden Crater
Aden Mountain
Afton
Black Hills
Cambray
Camel Mountain
Chappel
Cox Peak
Coyote Hill
Eagle Nest
Guzmans Lookout Mountain
Headquarters Hill
Kenzin
Maar Volcano
Malpais
Mount Riley
Potrillo Peak
Pronto
Providence Cone
Riley Black Standpipe, Mount

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