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Bookmark or Share- Organ Mountains - WikipediaThe Organ Mountains are a botanically diverse mountain range in New Mexico, with approximately 870 vascular plant species. Several of these, including the Organ Mountains evening-primrose (Oenothera organensis) and smooth figwort (Scrophularia laevis), are endemic to the mountain range and occur only in small, scattered populations.
- Organ Mountains–Desert Peaks National Monument - New Mexico Bureau of ...Organ Mountains–Desert Peaks National Monument is a large, diverse and recently established park. It has four separate geographic areas: the Organ Mountains, the Doña Ana Mountains, the Potrillo Mountains, and the “Desert Peaks." This tour deals only with the Organ Mountains.
- Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National MonumentThe Organ Mountains are a steep, angular mountain range with rocky spires that jut majestically above the Chihuahuan Desert floor to an elevation of 9,000 feet. This picturesque area of rocky peaks, narrow canyons, and open woodlands ranges from Chihuahuan Desert habitat to ponderosa pine in the highest elevations.
- Organ Mountains Wilderness Area - Bureau of Land ManagementThe Organ Mountains Wilderness Area is located in south-central New Mexico on the eastern edge of Las Cruces. The Organ Mountains range from 4,600 to just over 9,000 feet, and are so named because of the steep, needle-like spires that resemble the pipes of an organ.
- Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National MonumentThe Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument was established to protect significant prehistoric, historic, geologic, and biologic resources of scientific interest, and includes four areas: the Organ Mountains, Desert Peaks, Potrillo Mountains, and Doña Ana Mountains.
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