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The White Mountain Wilderness is a 46,963 acre designated wilderness area managed by the United States Forest Service.Located in the Smokey Bear Ranger District of the Lincoln National Forest, the White Mountain Wilderness lies in the Sierra Blanca mountains of south central New Mexico, approximately 15 miles (24 km) north northwest of the town of Ruidoso.
This is a list of state parks and reserves in the New Mexico state park system. The system began with the establishment of Bottomless Lakes State Park on November 18, 1933. [1] New Mexico currently has 35 state parks. It has been calculated that 70% of the state's population lives within 40 miles (64 km) of a New Mexico state park. [2]
Bonito Lake is an alpine reservoir located high in the Sierra Blanca mountains northwest of Ruidoso, New Mexico. It is a popular fishing and camping destination, and although it is surrounded by the Lincoln National Forest, it is not a part of the national forest. It is currently owned by the city of Alamogordo, New Mexico as their primary ...
Monjeau Lookout was completed in 1940 by the Civilian Conservation Corps to serve as a fire lookout tower within Lincoln National Forest, New Mexico, United States, and remains in active use as a destination for forest visitors. The structure is a 14-by-14-foot (4.3 m × 4.3 m) native stone tower which contains living quarters, and is topped ...
Evacuees were told to travel on Main Rd. to New Mexico Highway 48. The Ruidoso Convention center is being offered as a shelter to evacuees. Other neighborhoods have been ordered into "Set" status ...
Winter in southern New Mexico brings new recreational opportunities to all parts of the Lincoln National Forest from the dry, desert lowlands to the snowy, high mountain areas. Snow skiing and snowboarding is available at Ski Apache, a Mescalero Apache-owned resort on Sierra Blanca, in the Smokey Bear Ranger District approximately 15 miles west ...
Residents in the New Mexico village of Ruidoso were told to immediately flee Monday due to a wildfire that had grown to more than 1,300 acres, officials said.
The Blue 2 Fire was 88% contained as crews Monday identified an ash pit on Buck Mountain as a source of smoke that was previously visible in the Ruidoso area, read an update from the website NM ...