Manzano Mountains State Park is a
state park
State parks are parks or other protected areas managed at the sub-national level within those nations which use "state" as a political subdivision. State parks are typically established by a state to preserve a location on account of its natural ...
of
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 ...
, United States, located north of
Mountainair
Mountainair is a town in Torrance County, New Mexico, Torrance County, New Mexico, United States. It was founded in 1902 by John Corbett, Colonel E. C. Manning, and Elias S. Stover. The population was 928 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 cen ...
on the eastern slope of the
Manzano Mountains.
The park is popular for camping,
bird-watching,
hiking, and photography.
The Manzano Mountains are a part of the same geological feature that formed the
Sandia Mountains to the north, but the Manzano Mountains are more remote and less developed.
References
External links
Manzano Mountains State Park
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State parks of New Mexico
Parks in Torrance County, New Mexico
Protected areas established in 1973
1973 establishments in New Mexico