Caballo Mountains gambelii" and "Callipepla squamata"), doves ("Zenaida macroura" and "Zenaida asiatica"). Common reptiles include Collared lizards ("Crotaphytus collaris"), Roundtail Horned Lizard ("Phrynosoma modestum"), Striped whipsnake ("Masticophis taeniatus"), and Western diamondback rattlesnake ("Crotalus atrox"). Caballo Mountains The Caballo Mountains, (Spanish: "horse") are a mountain range located in Sierra and Doña Ana Counties, New Mexico, United States. The range is located east of the Rio Grande and Caballo Lake, and west of the Jornada del Muerto; the south of the range extends into northwest Doña Ana County. The nearest towns are Truth or Consequences and Hatch. Most of the Caballo Mountains are located
Caballo Mountains than those to the north and west. Water falling on the southern half of the east side flows into Barbee Draw. After joining another tributary near Point of Rocks to form Rincon Arroyo, this ephemeral drainage flows southward before joining the Rio Grande near Rincon, New Mexico. The length of this drainage is over 25 miles. The north portion of the east side is drained by Jornada Draw. This drainage, however, is endorheic and has no surface connection to the Rio Grande. The geological importance of the Caballo Mountains lies in the variety and scope of their exposed rocks. Geologists