Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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.
Columbine-Hondo Wilderness; Cruces Basin Wilderness; Latir Peak Wilderness; Pecos Wilderness (mostly in Santa Fe NF) Wheeler Peak Wilderness; The forest's 2021 Land Management Plan has six recommended wilderness areas that meet the definitions of the Wilderness Act of 1964 and would be suitable additions to the system, which takes an act of ...
Santa Fe National Forest was established on July 1, 1915 by the U.S. Forest Service with the amalgamation of Jemez National Forest to the west of Santa Fe and Pecos National Forest to the east. [3] The former division is remembered in the ranger districts, with the Jemez Ranger District to the west and the Pecos/Las Vegas district to the east.
Oct. 17—The ease of access to the Pecos Wilderness lures many travelers to Santa Fe up to the Winsor Trail for an opportunity to take in the natural splendor that sits a few thousand feet above ...
Pecos National Forest in New Mexico was established as the Pecos River Forest Reserve by the United States General Land Office on January 11, 1892 with 311,040 acres (1,258.7 km 2). After the transfer of federal forests to the U.S. Forest Service in 1905, it became Pecos River National Forest on March 4, 1907, and was renamed Pecos National ...
The Truchas group has a true wilderness character, as it is difficult to access the peaks within a single day. Many trails access the slopes of the peaks, most notably the Skyline Trail (Trail number 251), which traverses the eastern slopes at elevation around 12,000 feet (3,660 m) and accesses the Truchas Lakes , a set of small lakes in a ...
Pecos is a village in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,392 at the 2010 census, shrinking slower than other parts of San Miguel County, partly because Pecos is within commuting distance of Santa Fe. [4] The village is built along the Pecos River, which flows from the north out of the Santa Fe National Forest.
Salt Creek Wilderness is a designated Wilderness Area located on the Pecos River approximately 12 miles north-east of Roswell, New Mexico. Established in 1970 within the Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge, the 9,621 acre Wilderness is administered by the U. S Fish and Wildlife Service. Combining the scrub lands of the Chihuahuan Desert with ...