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88:. It is 119 square miles (310 km) in size. Its highest elevation is 5,653 feet (1,723 m) at Elephant Butte, and its lowest elevation is 4,085 feet (1,245 m) at the
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96:. The park receives 10 inches (250 mm) of rain a year on average.
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