Organ Mountains Recreation Area

Overview

The dry, dramatic Organ Mountains peak at The Needles, stand above Las Cruces, and are over 9,000 feet in elevation. The mountains are so named because of the steep, needle-like spires that resemble the pipes of an organ. Spread out across Organ Mountain Recreational Area are such features as the Dripping Springs Natural Area at the old Cox Ranch, the 57-site Aguirre Springs campground, the Soledad Canyon day use area and numerous trails. Some trails, like the Baylor Pass National Recreation Trail and the Pine Tree Loop Trail, offer stunning views of both the Rio Grande Valley and the Tularosa Basin to the east. To the south is the Sierra Vista trail, a 27-mile mountain bike and equestrian trail that extends to the Texas border.

This area encompasses a wealth of habitats containing great biological diversity, including four endemic wildflower species, the endangered Organ Mountains evening primrose and other rare plants, and a race of the Colorado chipmunk.

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