Organ Mountains Wilderness Study Area

Places of Interest

Organ Needle

Peak

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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

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

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Localities in the Area

Notable Places Nearby

Curious Parks to Discover

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