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Florida Mountains are a small, compact range about 12 miles (19 km) long, with various peaks from 5,000 to 7,000 feet (1,524 to 2,134 m). The range highpoint is Florida Peak, 7,295 feet (2,224 m), which lies near the north. Other high peaks in the center-south, are Gym, Baldy, and
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587:Black Range
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377:Description
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1330:New Mexico
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336:New Mexico
278:Deming, NM
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101:Dimensions
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988:Gold Hill
122:Geography
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