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A variety of wildlife can be found in Latir Peak
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Department of Energy, Minerals, and Natural Resources
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A panorama of the Latir Peak
Wilderness from Red River Pass
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792:List of National Natural Landmarks in New Mexico
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16:Wilderness area in New Mexico, United States
1213:Protected areas of Taos County, New Mexico
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1092:Living Desert Zoo and Gardens
741:Fort Stanton–Snowy River Cave
589:Camino Real de Tierra Adentro
305:List of U.S. Wilderness Areas
764:Organ Mountains–Desert Peaks
111:20,506 acres (8,298 ha)
728:National Conservation Areas
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784:National Natural Landmarks
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759:Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks
548:Salinas Pueblo Missions
54:Taos County, New Mexico
1223:Carson National Forest
963:Wild and Scenic Rivers
751:BLM National Monuments
382:Carson National Forest
144:Carson National Forest
92:36.79750°N 105.48111°W
1102:Mesilla Valley Bosque
971:East Fork Jemez River
769:Prehistoric Trackways
400:Latir Peak Wilderness
394:Latir Peak Wilderness
388:Latir Peak Wilderness
359:Latir Peak Wilderness
347:Latir Peak Wilderness
332:Latir Peak Wilderness
136:Latir Peak Wilderness
22:Latir Peak Wilderness
774:Rio Grande del Norte
538:Gila Cliff Dwellings
300:Latir volcanic field
97:36.79750; -105.48111
1122:Oliver Lee Memorial
1067:Elephant Butte Lake
657:National Grasslands
384:- US Forest Service
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1087:Leasburg Dam
1062:El Vado Lake
1052:Coyote Creek
1047:Conchas Lake
1042:Clayton Lake
1022:Caballo Lake
943:Wheeler Peak
938:West Malpais
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1107:Morphy Lake
1072:Fenton Lake
1000:State Parks
976:Pecos River
683:Bitter Lake
508:Aztec Ruins
462:White Sands
160:Venado Peak
116:Established
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83:105°28′52″W
71:Coordinates
1202:Categories
1172:Villanueva
1132:Percha Dam
1077:Heron Lake
991:Rio Grande
953:Withington
923:Salt Creek
898:Latir Peak
848:Blue Range
833:Apache Kid
820:Wilderness
736:El Malpais
708:San Andres
543:Petroglyph
533:Fort Union
523:El Malpais
441:New Mexico
316:References
221:boreal owl
189:black bear
168:Latir Mesa
164:Latir Peak
148:New Mexico
80:36°47′51″N
1142:Rockhound
986:Rio Chama
981:Red River
838:Bandelier
713:Sevilleta
698:Las Vegas
513:Bandelier
243:. Native
237:ptarmigan
185:mule deer
1167:Ute Lake
918:Sabinoso
647:Santa Fe
632:Coronado
528:El Morro
362:Archived
294:See also
179:Wildlife
50:Location
868:Cebolla
703:Maxwell
642:Lincoln
251:Gallery
241:muskrat
693:Grulla
627:Cibola
622:Carson
402:- GORP
368:- GORP
239:, and
229:marten
225:marmot
209:ferret
205:coyote
201:bobcat
197:beaver
193:badger
1117:Oasis
913:Pecos
908:Ojito
665:Kiowa
566:Jemez
490:Pecos
893:Gila
888:Dome
637:Gila
570:USFS
233:pika
119:1980
108:Area
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