Monumental Moments

Organ Mountains Desert Peaks White Sands National Monument The Organ Mountains Desert Peaks National Monument’s - one White Sands National Monument protects Activities at the Monument of our nation’s newest protected area - features recreational the world’s largest gypsum dune-field, • Interpretive Programs opportunities like hiking through desert nature trails and and the unique plants and animals that • Step Through Time the chance to encounter petroglyph and archeological sites. survive in this other-worldly place. The • Full Moon Hike Intrepid travelers caravanned 22 miles of the Butterfield magnificent pure white dunes provide • Lake Lucero Tours Stage Trail; outlaw Billy the Kid and warrior Geronimo took excellent recreation opportunities; • Sunset Strolls refuge among these hills; history was made on these lands by visitors can picnic, “white sand surf” or just • Full Moon Nights World War II pilots and by Apollo Astronauts. Through these stroll through a portion of the 275 square- • Full Moon Bike Rides lands your spirit moves in good company. Doña Ana county • Crafty Kids mile national monument. The monument is celebrated for its open spaces and history. It is loved for • Skins and Skulls offers tours and activities. its natural wonders, and has always been a place where the • Junior Ranger Program history meets the future. Sites To See in the Monument • Butterfield Stage Trail • Apollo Mission Astronaut • Kilbourne Hole National Training Sites Historic Landmark • Original US/Mexico border • Billy the Kid’s Outlaw Rock from Treaty of Guadalupe- Hidalgo (Changed by Gadsden • Geronimo’s Cave Purchase) • 243 Known Petroglyph and • Historic World War II Archeological Sites Aerial Targets • Estimated 5000+ • Fort Mason and Historic Archeological Sites Ranch House Ruins

Prehistoric Trackways National Monument The Prehistoric Trackways National Monument is found in the Robledo Mountains. There, explorers will find footprints of various species dating back 280 million years. See where amphibians, inspects, reptiles and more roamed long before any human did.

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