Caballo Mountains
| Caballo Mountains | |
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| Highest point | |
| Coordinates | 32°57′47″N 107°13′50″W / 32.9631°N 107.2306°W |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 32 mi (51 km) NNW-SSE |
| Width | 4 mi (6.4 km) WSW-ENE |
| Geography | |
 Caballo Mountains
Caballo Mountains
in New Mexico |
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| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| Counties | Sierra and Doña Ana |
| Range coordinates | 32°57′47″N 107°13′50″W / 32.9631°N 107.2306°WCoordinates: 32°57′47″N 107°13′50″W / 32.9631°N 107.2306°W |
| Borders on |
Truth or Consequences, NM-N Rio Grande-NW, W & SW Caballo Reservoir-NW & W McLeod Hills-SE Jornada del Muerto-E & NE |
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 on land owned by the Bureau of Land Management. The mountains are unusual, and perhaps unique in New Mexico, for the relatively complete geologic history revealed by their rocks. Vehicular access to the range is by Interstate 25 from the west, by New Mexico State Road 51 from the north, and by several dirt roads from the east.
The Caballo Mountains trend north and south, with a length of approximately 32 miles (50 km). The width of the range varies from 3–6 miles (5–10 km). The highest point on the range, Timber Mountain (7,565 feet), has a topographic prominence of approximately 3,400 feet.
The types, sizes, and profiles of the Caballo watersheds vary significantly according to the part of the range that they drain. No perennial streams flow through the mountains, although the course of the Rio Grande is close to the north, west, and south margins of the range. The northern part of the Caballos drains into the Rio Grande through Ash Canyon and Mescal Canyon. The confluences of those two intermittent streams are just below Elephant Butte Dam. Water falling on the precipitous west face of the range drains directly into the Rio Grande by means of numerous first order canyons with high gradients. All are ephemeral and less than 3 miles in length.
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