Sierra County, New Mexico
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- Caballo Lake State Park — Natural · Sierra County, NM
Chihuahuan Desert reservoir on the Rio Grande about 16 miles south of Truth or Consequences, formed by Caballo Dam in the 1930s. New Mexico State Parks manag…
- Chloride NM — Ghost Town · Sierra County, NM
1880s silver camp in Chloride Creek canyon west of Truth or Consequences, once home to thousands of miners and saloons along Wall Street. Today a quiet livin…
- Cuchillo — Historic · Sierra County, NM
Small Cuchillo Negro Creek settlement west of Elephant Butte country that long served ranch and road traffic between the Black Range foothills and the Rio Gr…
- Elephant Butte Lake State Park — Natural · Sierra County, NM
New Mexico’s largest reservoir state park on the Rio Grande, created by the 1916 Bureau of Reclamation Elephant Butte Dam. Chihuahuan desert shores, sandy be…
- Emory Pass Vista — Natural · Sierra County, NM
Developed Gila National Forest observation site on NM-152 at Emory Pass (~8,200 ft) in the Black Range. Day-use vista with vault toilet and trailhead parking…
- Engle — Historic · Sierra County, NM
Railroad and ranch service point east of Elephant Butte on the Jornada del Muerto fringe, a thin historic place for desert rail geography. Distinct from Elep…
- Hillsboro — Historic · Sierra County, NM
Black Range foothill mining town founded 1877 after gold strikes at the Opportunity and Ready Pay mines along Percha Creek. Once Sierra County seat with cour…
- Kingston — Ghost Town · Sierra County, NM
Silver boom camp founded in 1882 on Middle Percha Creek in the Black Range foothills. Once among the largest towns in the Territory with banks, hotels, and m…
- Lake Valley Historic Townsite — Ghost Town · Sierra County, NM
BLM-managed silver ghost town that briefly held about 4,000 people after 1878 discoveries, including the famous Bridal Chamber ore body. The agency restored …
- Percha Dam State Park — Wildlife · Sierra County, NM
Quiet Rio Grande bosque park north of Hatch known statewide for spring and fall warbler watching under tall cottonwoods. Camping, picnicking, and short trail…
- Winston — Historic · Sierra County, NM
Quiet Black Range mining-era settlement on NM 52 that still anchors the Pioneer Store Museum—an intact late-1800s mercantile stocked with period goods. Winst…