Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument
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IUCN category III (natural monument or feature)
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| Location | Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States |
| Nearest city | Las Cruces, NM |
| Coordinates | 32°19′34″N 106°33′18″W / 32.326°N 106.555°WCoordinates: 32°19′34″N 106°33′18″W / 32.326°N 106.555°W |
| Area | 496,330 acres (200,860 ha) |
| Established | May 21, 2014 |
| Governing body | Bureau of Land Management |
| Website | Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument |
The Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument is a United States National Monument in New Mexico, managed by the Bureau of Land Management as part of the National Landscape Conservation System.
The 496,330 acre monument protects a variety of geological, paleontological and archaeological resources. President Barack Obama designated the monument on May 21, 2014. Half of the monument is designated wilderness and closed to development or motorized use.
The Monument is located in the Mesilla Valley in southern New Mexico, surrounding the city of Las Cruces, New Mexico in Doña Ana County. The protected area includes the mountain ranges of the Chihuahua Desert. The five identified as being within the national monument are the Robledo Mountains, Sierra de las Uvas, Doña Ana Mountains, Organ Mountains and the Potrillo Mountains. The Prehistoric Trackways National Monument is beside this area.
The Monument protects many archaeological and cultural sites of interest includes sites where World War Two bombers practised their targeting, and Kilbourne Hole in the Potrillo volcanic field where American astronauts trained for lunar missions in the 1960s. The monument also includes 22 miles (35 km) of the Butterfield Stagecoach Trail.
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