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101:, this area is recognized as the birthplace of
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512:Fort Stanton–Snowy River Cave
360:Camino Real de Tierra Adentro
54:35,067 acres (14,191 ha)
535:Organ Mountains–Desert Peaks
151:United States Forest Service
93:. The area was added to the
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530:Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks
319:Salinas Pueblo Missions
171:Lincoln National Forest
153:. Accessed Dec. 2, 2016
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873:Mesilla Valley Bosque
742:East Fork Jemez River
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545:Rio Grande del Norte
309:Gila Cliff Dwellings
893:Oliver Lee Memorial
838:Elephant Butte Lake
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771:State Parks
747:Pecos River
454:Bitter Lake
279:Aztec Ruins
233:White Sands
169:, official
103:Smokey Bear
59:Established
973:Categories
943:Villanueva
903:Percha Dam
848:Heron Lake
762:Rio Grande
724:Withington
694:Salt Creek
669:Latir Peak
619:Blue Range
604:Apache Kid
591:Wilderness
507:El Malpais
479:San Andres
314:Petroglyph
304:Fort Union
294:El Malpais
212:New Mexico
133:2016-12-03
109:References
91:New Mexico
913:Rockhound
757:Rio Chama
752:Red River
609:Bandelier
484:Sevilleta
469:Las Vegas
284:Bandelier
938:Ute Lake
689:Sabinoso
418:Santa Fe
403:Coronado
299:El Morro
639:Cebolla
474:Maxwell
413:Lincoln
464:Grulla
398:Cibola
393:Carson
888:Oasis
684:Pecos
679:Ojito
436:Kiowa
337:Jemez
261:Pecos
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