Latir Peak Wilderness

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Latir Peak Wilderness
IUCN Category Ib (Wilderness Area)
Location New Mexico, USA
Nearest city Questa, New Mexico
Coordinates 36°47′51″N 105°28′52″W / 36.7975, -105.48111
Area 20,506 acres (83 km²)
Established 1980
Governing body U.S. Forest Service

Latir Peak Wilderness is a 20,506-acre (83 km²) wilderness area located within the Carson National Forest in northern New Mexico, USA. Designated in 1980, the Wilderness is composed of dense forest, meadows, and alpine tundra on Latir Mesa in the northern portion.[1] It includes a portion of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and contains four of the state's twenty highest peaks - Venado Peak at 12,734 feet (3,881 m), Latir Peak at 12,708 feet (3,873 m), Latir Mesa at 12,692 feet (3,869 m), and Virsylvia Peak at 12,594 feet (3,839 m).[2] Most of the area is drained by the Lake Fork of Cabresto Creek, which originates at Heart Lake and is impounded just outside the wilderness in Cabresto Lake,the main trailhead for visitors entering the Wilderness.[3]

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A variety of wildlife can be found in Latir Peak Wilderness, including mule deer, black bear, badger, beaver, bobcat, coyote, ferret, fox, mountain lion, boreal owl, marmot, marten, pika, ptarmigan, and muskrat. Native Rio Grande cutthroat trout are found in the area's streams.[1][2]

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  1. ^ a b Latir Peak Wilderness - Wilderness.net
  2. ^ a b Latir Peak Wilderness - New Mexico Wulderness Alliance
  3. ^ Latir Peak Wilderness - GORP

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