Ritch Rim

Ritch Rim is a ridge in , and has an elevation of 6,509 feet.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Victorio Peak.

Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a high rocky outcropping in the Hembrillo Basin in southern . This was one of Chief Victorio's hideouts, and was the site of a battle in 1880 between Victorio's Apaches and the U.S. Army Ninth Cavalry "Buffalo Soldiers." Additionally, an American gold prospector claimed to have found hidden treasure inside the Mountains in the late 1930s. is situated 2 miles northwest of Ritch Rim.

Ritch Rim

Latitude
32.91036° or 32° 54′ 37″ north
Longitude
-106.60695° or 106° 36′ 25″ west
Elevation
6,509 feet (1,984 metres)
Open location code
854MW96V+46
Geo­Names ID
5487849
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