Organ Mountains Wilderness Study Area
Organ Mountains Wilderness Study Area is a park in Doña Ana County, New Mexico and has an elevation of 8,753 feet. Organ Mountains Wilderness Study Area is situated nearby to the hamlet Boyd.Places of Interest
Highlights include Organ Needle.
Organ Needle
Peak
Photo: Tumbenhaur, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Organ Needle is the highest point of the Organ Mountains in the south-central part of the U.S. state of New Mexico. It lies in Doña Ana County, 13 miles east-northeast of Las Cruces and 4 miles southwest of White Sands, headquarters of the White Sands Missile Range.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include White Sands Missile Range and White Sands.
White Sands Missile Range
Hamlet
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White Sands Missile Range is a United States Army military testing area and firing range located in the US state of New Mexico. The range was originally established in 1941 as the Alamogordo Bombing and Gunnery Range, where the Trinity test site lay at the northern end of the Range, in Socorro County near the towns of Carrizozo and San Antonio. White Sands Missile Range is situated 5 miles northeast of Organ Mountains Wilderness Study Area.
White Sands
Village
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White Sands is a census-designated place in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States. It consists of the main residential area on the White Sands Missile Range. White Sands is situated 5 miles northeast of Organ Mountains Wilderness Study Area.
Organ Mountains Wilderness Study Area
- Type: Park
- Location: Doña Ana County, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
32.32982° or 32° 19′ 47″ northLongitude
-106.54861° or 106° 32′ 55″ westElevation
8,753 feet (2,668 metres)Open location code
854M8FH2+WHGeoNames ID
5482761
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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