Topo map USGS Organ Peak Prominence 1,128 m Parent range Organ Mountains | Elevation 2,737 m Mountain range Organ Mountains | |
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Easiest route Off-trail hike/scramble, class 3+ or 4 Similar Salinas Peak, Big Hatchet Peak, Manzano Peak, South Baldy, Chicoma Mountain | ||
Climbing the organ needle organ mountains national monument las cruces nm
Organ Needle is the highest point of the Organ Mountains in the south-central part of the U.S. state of New Mexico. It lies in Doña Ana County, 13 miles (20,921 m) east-northeast of Las Cruces and 4 miles (6 km) southwest of White Sands, headquarters of the White Sands Missile Range. It is at the southeast end of a narrow ridge of vertically jointed granite (more specifically, quartz monzonite) called The Needles.
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- Climbing the organ needle organ mountains national monument las cruces nm
- Map of Organ Needle New Mexico 88011 USA
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Map of Organ Needle, New Mexico 88011, USA
Organ Needle is one of the most dramatic peaks in the state. True to its name, it is a steep, pointed summit. Moreover, it rises 4,000 feet (1,220 m) above the edge of the Tularosa Basin to the northeast in only 2 miles (3.2 km), and 5,100 feet (1,554 m) above Las Cruces, giving it as large and as steep a degree of local relief as any peak in the state, including Big Hatchet Peak, Sandia Crest, and Shiprock.
Climbing Organ Needle involves tricky route-finding, a vertical gain of about 4,000 feet (1,200 m) and a difficult scramble (class 3+ or 4).