Cruces Basin Wilderness



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




Last Updated: 25 May 2011
Published: 29 Apr 2002
The details, dates, and prices mentioned in this article were accurate at the time of publication.

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