the organ mountains are located east - northeast of las cruces in new mexico.
the organ mountains are located east - northeast of las cruces in new mexico.
where are the organ mountains in new mexico?
east - northeast of las cruces
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the organ mountains are a rugged mountain range in southern new mexico in the southwestern united states. organ mountains-desert peaks national monument was declared a national monument on may 21, 2014. they lie east of the city of las cruces, in doña ana county.









































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the organ mountains is a botanically diverse mountain range in new mexico, with approximately 870 vascular plant species. several of these, including the organ mountains evening-primrose ("oenothera organensis") and smooth figwort ("scrophularia laevis"), are endemic to the mountain range and occur only in small, scattered populations.









































the range also has a high diversity in ferns, with 30 of the 56 species reported for new mexico occurring within it.
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