Florida Mountains Wilderness Study Area

A view of the Florida Mountains Wilderness Study Area
Florida Mountains Wilderness Study Area

The Florida Mountains Wilderness Study Area is an 8,904-acre property abuting Rockhound State Park in central New Mexico. The Florida Mountains are an isolated, north-south trending range with steep rocky canyons and vertical cliffs. The plant species in the area consist of grasses, mixed desert shrubs and junipers. On all sides of the mountain range alluvial fans drop to the valley floors.

Looking across the open desrt to the Florida Mountains
The Florida Mountains Wilderness Study Area
Map of the Florida Mountains Wilderness Study Area
Florida Mountains Wilderness Study Area map
Florida Mountains Wilderness Study Area
Bureau of Land Management - Las Cruces Field Office
1800 Marquess Street, Las Cruces, NM 88001
575-525-4300
Latitude: 32.09762861°N Longitude: 107.6263697°W

Photos and map are courtesy of the Bureau of Land Management