On Walkabout On: The Organ Mountains’ Fillmore Canyon Trail

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Basic Trail Information Name: Fillmore Canyon Trail Where: Organ Mountains, New Mexico Distance: About 4 miles Difficulty: moderate (600 feet elevation gain) Time: 3 hours round-trip More Info: BLM Website Google Terrain Map of the Trail: Narrative: The hike up Fillmore …

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On Walkabout On: The Organ Mountains’ La Cueva Trail

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Basic Trail Information Name: La Cueva Trail Where: Organ Mountains, New Mexico Distance: 1.5 miles Difficulty: easy (200 feet gain in altitude) Time: 1.5 hour round-trip More Info: BLM Website Google Terrain Map of the Trail: Narrative The Organ Mountains …

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Picture of the Day: The Southern Organ Mountains

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This is a picture of the southern reaches of New Mexico’s Organ Mountains as viewed from White Sands Missile Range.

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Picture of the Day: The Central Organ Mountains

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This is a picture of the Central region of New Mexico’s Organ Mountains as viewed from White Sands Missile Range.

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On Walkabout On: The Organ Mountains’ Pine Tree Trail – Part 2

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Prior Posting: Pine Tree Trail – Part 1 _____________________________________________________________ As I continued my ascent up the Organ Mountains the scenery on this craggy peaks continued to amaze me.  All around me I was surrounded green foliage and ponderosa pines: Seeing …

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On Walkabout On: The Organ Mountains’ Pine Tree Trail

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Southern New Mexico’s Organ Mountains are well known for their ruggedness, which has caused many of the mountains’ peaks to be inaccessible due to steep rock faces these mountains are famous for: However, there are a few trails that allow …

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On Walkabout On: The Road to the Organ Mountains

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Just a short distance from the summit of San Augustin Pass, which crosses New Mexico’s Organ Mountains, is the turn off to the Aguirre Springs Campground.  The drive to the campground is quite scenic considering the sweeping views of the …

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On Walkabout Across: San Augustin Pass, New Mexico

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The Organ Mountains to the east of Las Cruces, New Mexico are extremely rugged, which makes traveling across the mountains historically very difficult.  In fact there is only one road across the these mountains, which has been the preferred route …

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On Walkabout On: The Organ Mountain’s Dripping Springs Trail – Part 2

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Prior Posting: Dripping Springs Trail – Part 1 _______________________________________ As my wife and I continued down the Dripping Springs Trail in New Mexico’s Organ Mountains, the high rocky peaks of this great mountain range towered over us as we approached …

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On Walkabout On: The Organ Mountain’s Dripping Springs Trail – Part 1

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Basic Trail Information Name: Dripping Springs Trail Where: Organ Mountains, New Mexico Distance: 2 miles Difficulty: easy (400 feet gain in altitude) Time: 2 hour round-trip More Info: BLM Website Google Terrain Map of the Trail: Narrative: Just north of my …

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