Las Cruces: Picacho Peak Trail via Box Canyon Loop

 From February 2022

This was a hike in the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument, which was about 20 minutes west of Las Cruces.

Exiting Hwy 70, we drove into a very exclusive subdivision.  Just beyond the fancy houses, there was a multi-purpose dirt road called  Picacho Mountain Loop. Soon after entering that heavily rutted road, we parked Julia's Subaru and walked the rest of the way to the trailhead. 

We hiked just over six miles, including the road walk in.  The views on top were amazing.  After reaching the bottom, we walked around part of the Box Canyon Loop and then back again.

From the bottom

 


 



From the top


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