The Guadalupe Mountains of Hidalgo County ( es, Sierra de Guadalupe) are a 13 mi (21 km) long, sub–
range
Range may refer to:
Geography
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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
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, just north of
Federal Highway 2.
The Guadalupe Mountains are on the southern end of the extensive north–south
Peloncillo Mountains, that abut the Arizona border.
Range description
The Guadalupe Mountains are a short sub-range, and about 13 mi long, north to south. The range narrows southwards, with ''Guadalupe Canyon'' in the center-west of the south section, with Guadalupe Creek traversing due south. The Canyon then turns due west to have its outlet in Arizona.
The north end of the range contains the highpoint of Guadalupe Mountain in the center west. It is the origin of Guadalupe Creek's headwaters flowing due southeast and south; directly northwest, north, and east of Guadalupe Mountain are the headwaters of Cloverdale Creek.
Highpoints
The highest peak in the range, Guadalupe Mountain, ,
[New Mexico, DeLorme Atlas & Gazetteer, p. 52-53.] is at the north-center of the range, and slightly west; the peak is located at . Guadalupe Spring is on its south, part of the headwaters of ''Guadalupe Creek-Guadalupe Canyon''; to the east, are the headwaters of ''Cloverdale Creek'' that flows eastwards towards the
ghost town site of
Cloverdale Cloverdale may refer to:
Place names
;Australia
*Cloverdale, Western Australia
;Canada
*Cloverdale, Edmonton, Alberta, a neighborhood
*Cloverdale, Surrey, British Columbia
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.
At the center west of the range, adjacent the Arizona border, lies Bunk Robinson Peak, at .
See also
*
Guadalupe Canyon Massacre
*
Guadalupe Mountains National Park
References
External links
;Guadalupe Mountains
Hidalgo County history, Guadalupe Mountains;Bunk Robinson Peak
;Guadalupe Mountain
Guadalupe Mountain Summit, mountainzone.com
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Mountain ranges of New Mexico
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Mountain ranges of Hidalgo County, New Mexico
Mountain ranges of Cochise County, Arizona
Mountain ranges of Arizona