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376:"WHEELER PEAK WILDERNESS -Questa Ranger District"
312:New Mexico's Wilderness Areas: The Complete Guide
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287:List of U.S. Wilderness Areas
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777:Organ Mountains–Desert Peaks
124:19,661 acres (79.57 km)
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1296:Carson National Forest
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105:36.58389°N 105.42389°W
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782:Prehistoric Trackways
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551:Gila Cliff Dwellings
348:"Public Law 104-333"
273:and many species of
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1080:Elephant Butte Lake
670:National Grasslands
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382:December 25,
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1120:Morphy Lake
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1013:State Parks
989:Pecos River
696:Bitter Lake
521:Aztec Ruins
475:White Sands
310:Julyan, B:
259:cottonwoods
225:woodpeckers
217:Canada jays
172:Taos Pueblo
154:as well as
129:Established
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96:105°25′26″W
84:Coordinates
1275:Categories
1228:New Mexico
1185:Villanueva
1145:Percha Dam
1090:Heron Lake
1004:Rio Grande
966:Withington
936:Salt Creek
911:Latir Peak
861:Blue Range
846:Apache Kid
833:Wilderness
749:El Malpais
721:San Andres
556:Petroglyph
546:Fort Union
536:El Malpais
454:New Mexico
356:2008-07-19
333:2008-07-19
298:References
275:wildflower
221:chickadees
148:New Mexico
1155:Rockhound
999:Rio Chama
994:Red River
851:Bandelier
726:Sevilleta
711:Las Vegas
526:Bandelier
236:cutthroat
204:mule deer
93:36°35′2″N
1180:Ute Lake
931:Sabinoso
660:Santa Fe
645:Coronado
541:El Morro
281:See also
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716:Maxwell
655:Lincoln
238:and/or
213:magpies
184:Marmots
162:History
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640:Cibola
635:Carson
194:, and
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926:Pecos
921:Ojito
678:Kiowa
579:Jemez
503:Pecos
351:(PDF)
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