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Organ Mountains
The jagged range ten miles east of Las Cruces, named for granite needles that look like organ pipes.
The Organ Mountains lie about 10 miles east of Las Cruces. The range is made mostly of igneous rock, and its granite “needles” look like the pipes of a pipe organ. The highest peak, Organ Needle, rises to 8,982 feet.
About 870 plant species grow in the range, several of them found nowhere else. Trails start from Aguirre Springs, Baylor Canyon Road, Dripping Springs and Soledad Canyon.
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Questions people ask
How high are the Organ Mountains?
The highest peak, Organ Needle, is 8,982 feet.
Why are they called the Organ Mountains?
Their granite needles resemble the pipes of a pipe organ.
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