Guadalupe Mountains (Hidalgo County)
Mountain range in southwest New Mexico / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the larger mountain range of the same name in southeast New Mexico–Texas, see Guadalupe Mountains.
The Guadalupe Mountains of Hidalgo County (Spanish: Sierra de Guadalupe) are a 13 mi (21 km) long, sub–range in southwest Hidalgo County, New Mexico, adjacent the southeast border of Arizona's Cochise County. A small portion of the range is in Cochise County, namely the outlet of Guadalupe Canyon, famous for the Guadalupe Canyon Massacre. The very southern end of the range is also in the border region of Sonora, just north of Federal Highway 2.
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Guadaleupe Mountains | |
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Highest point | |
Peak | Guadalupe Mountain |
Elevation | 6,450 ft (1,970 m) |
Coordinates | 31°28′03″N 109°02′05″W |
Dimensions | |
Length | 13 mi (21 km) N-S |
Width | 9 mi (14 km) |
Geography | |
Country | United States |
States | New Mexico, Arizona and Sonora |
Regions | New Mexico Bootheel, Sonoran Desert and Chihuahuan Desert |
County | Hidalgo |
Settlements | Gray Ranch, Agua Prieta and Douglas |
Range coordinates | 31°25′46″N 109°02′39″W |
Borders on | Peloncillo Mountains, Animas Valley, Sonoran Desert, Chihuahuan Desert and San Bernardino Valley |
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The Guadalupe Mountains are on the southern end of the extensive north–south Peloncillo Mountains, that abut the Arizona border.