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The Black Range (also called the Devil's Mountains or Sierra Diablo) is an igneous mountain range running n...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Range
The Black Range (also called the Devil's Mountains or Sierra Diablo) is an igneous mountain range running north-south in Sierra and Grant counties in west-central New Mexico, in the southwestern United States. Its central ridge forms the western and eastern borders, respectively, of the two counties through much of their contact. The range is about 55 miles (88 km) long from north to south and up to 18 miles (29 km) wide. The highest point is McKnight Mountain. The Black Range lies almost entirely within the Gila National Forest. The Mimbres River originates from the mountain snow pack and run-off. The Mimbres Mountains, the southernmost part of the range, are usually included as part of the Black Range.[2]

Access to the range is primarily via New Mexico State Road 152, which crosses the Black Range on its way from the small town of Kingston on the east towards the equally small San Lorenzo on the west. NM 152 crosses the range at 8228-foot (2508 m) Emory Pass, where there is a hiking trail that covers the entire north-south length of the mountains along the central ridge. There are also a number of campgrounds, some with hiking trails, along NM 152 as it goes down Iron Canyon on the west side of the range. With the exception of the areas along NM 152, most of the range is very difficult to traverse and almost entirely undeveloped.

The Aldo Leopold Wilderness lies along the crest of the Black Range north of NM 152.
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valeriemurchie-stolpe
 
valeriemurchie-stolpe April 15, 2018
Gorgeous!
Cookie1
 
Cookie1 April 15, 2018
Great sky and sunrise.
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CPKphoto July 25, 2020
Wonderful image
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