Historic

La Cueva Rock Shelter

Doña Ana County, NM

Approximate location — plotted from published sources, not a site visit, and not a guarantee of access.

At the foot of the Organ Mountains east of Las Cruces, La Cueva is a rock shelter associated with Jornada Mogollon occupation and later hermit residence. Visitors reach it on trails from the Dripping Springs Visitor Center. Picnic facilities and a day-use fee apply.

Facts

RegionDoña Ana County, NM
Coordinates (approx.)32.3346, -106.5937
ARPACultural sites and artifacts are protected by federal law (ARPA/NHPA) — stay on established routes, touch and remove nothing, and follow the managing agency's and the affiliated tribe's guidance on access.

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