Victorio Canyon

Victorio Canyon is a valley in , and has an elevation of 4,879 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 1½ miles southwest of Victorio Canyon.

Victorio Canyon

Latitude
32.94175° or 32° 56′ 30″ north
Longitude
-106.62084° or 106° 37′ 15″ west
Elevation
4,879 feet (1,487 metres)
Open location code
854MW9RH+MM
Geo­Names ID
5496667
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