Peak Ancho Peak | Elevation 2,385 m | |
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Location Lincoln County, New Mexico Similar Sierra Blanca, Ortiz Mountains, Caballo Mountains, Sacramento Mountains, Tularosa Basin | ||
The Jicarilla Mountains are a mountain range in Lincoln County, in New Mexico in the southwestern United States. The Jicarilla Mountains were named after the Jicarilla Apache Nation.
Map of Jicarilla Mountains, New Mexico 88301, USA
In 1850 the first gold seekers began to arrive to the Jicarilla Mountains, but it would take time before the first mines were established. Jicarilla and White Oaks are two towns that were abandoned when the mines were no longer profitable in the early 1900s.
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