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The Florida Mountains are a small long,
mountain range A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills arranged in a line and connected by high ground. A mountain system or mountain belt is a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have arise ...
in
New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Tiguex , OfficialLang = None , Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ker ...
. The mountains lie in southern
Luna County Luna County is a List of counties in New Mexico, county located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, the population was 25,095. Its county seat is Deming, New Mexico, Deming. This county abuts the M ...
about southeast of Deming, and north of the
state of Chihuahua Chihuahua (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Chihuahua ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Chihuahua), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It is located in northwestern Mex ...
,
Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
; the range lies in the north of the
Chihuahuan Desert The Chihuahuan Desert ( es, Desierto de Chihuahua, ) is a desert ecoregion designation covering parts of northern Mexico and the southwestern United States. It occupies much of far West Texas, the middle to lower Rio Grande Valley and the lower P ...
region, and extreme southwestern New Mexico. The Florida Mountains are east and adjacent to
New Mexico State Road 11 State Road 11 (NM 11) is a north–south road that travels from the United States–Mexico border crossing in Columbus to Deming. Route description NM 11 begins at Mexican Federal Highway 2 spur (Fed. 2 spur) at the border cr ...
, the north–south route to Chihuahua; it becomes Highway 23 in Chihuahua and connects to
Mexican Federal Highway 2 Federal Highway 2 ( es, Carretera Federal 2, Fed. 2) is a free part of the Mexican federal highway corridors () that runs along the U.S. border. The highway is in two separate improved segments, starting in the west at Tijuana, Baja Califor ...
, the major east–west route of the north Chihuahuan Desert adjacent the U.S.-Mexico border.


Description

The Florida Mountains are a small, compact range about long, with various peaks from . The range highpoint is Florida Peak, , which lies near the north. Other high peaks in the center-south, are Gym, Baldy, and South Peak. Four other peaks are in the extreme northwest; besides Florida Peak, the tallest of the other four is Capitol Dome, at . Most of the land surrounding the prominent rise of the mountain range are flatlands. Deming, and its suburbs directly south, form the northwest and west border of the range's minor foothills. Populated flatlands are northeast, with open flatlands to the east and southeast. New Mexico 198 lies at the range's north, the location of
Rockhound State Park Rockhound State Park is a state park of New Mexico, United States, located southeast of Deming. It is named for the abundance of minerals in the area, and visitors can search for quartz crystals, geodes, jasper, perlite, and many other minerals ...
. The park is nestled between the Florida Mountains, and a long mountain range called the Little Florida Mountains.


Environment and ecology

Persian (Bezoar) Ibex (
Capra aegagrus aegagrus The bezoar ibex (''Capra aegagrus aegagrus'') is a wild goat subspecies that is native to the montane forested areas in the Caucasus and the Zagros Mountains. Characteristics The bezoar ibex, which weighs around 60kg (130lb) is known particu ...
) have been introduced into the region, and have an established population.


See also

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List of peaks named Baldy There are a number of peaks named Baldy: Canada *Baldy Mountain (Manitoba), , *Big Baldy Mountain (Vancouver Island, British Columbia) Big Baldy Mountain is a mountain on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, located west of Gold River ...
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Battle of the Florida Mountains The Battle of the Florida Mountains was an action of the Apache Wars. Forces involved were Chiricahua Apache warriors and mounted Confederate States militia. The battle occurred in a pass of the Florida Mountains within Confederate Arizona, no ...


References


External links

Peaks
Florida Peak, trails.com
Landforms of Luna County, New Mexico Mountain ranges of New Mexico {{NewMexico-geo-stub