Whitmire Pass
Whitmire Pass is a gap in the Animas Mountains in Hidalgo County, New Mexico. It lies at an elevation of 4,977 feet. The pass was named after J. B. Whitmire, a rancher in the 1880s, owner of the Whitmire Ranch that lies to the east of the pass, on the west shore of Playas Lake, nearby Whitmire Spring.Whitmire Pass
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 4,977 feet
- Description: Gap in the Animas Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: Hidalgo, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
31.80017° or 31° 48′ 1″ northLongitude
-108.70097° or 108° 42′ 4″ westElevation
4,977 feet (1,517 metres)Open location code
853HR72X+3JOpenStreetMap ID
node 142367453OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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