Cruces Basin Wilderness
Located in the Carson National Forest in New Mexico.
This 18,902-acre area is a rolling mountain plateau cut by several perennial streams and is 8,600 to 10,900 feet in elevation. Ridge tops have aspen and spruce-fir and the bottoms are open grasslands. The area is a key elk summer range.
For more information contact: The Carson National Forest
Published: 29 Apr 2002 | Last Updated: 25 May 2011
Details mentioned in this article were accurate at the time of publication
Details mentioned in this article were accurate at the time of publication
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Parks Near Cruces Basin Wilderness
- South San Juan Wilderness Area,CO (17 mi.)
- Carson National Forest,NM (31 mi.)
- Alamosa/Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge,CO (39 mi.)
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