BLM New Mexico

Las Cruces District Office

Welcome to southwestern New Mexico, where public lands offer an amazing diversity of outdoor recreation opportunities.  The BLM's Las Cruces District Office manages 5.4 million acres of public land and over 10 million acres of Federal mineral estate from the western side of the Guadalupe Mountains to the Arizona border, and from Sierra County and the southern edge of the Gila National Forest to the Mexican border. These public lands include majestic, scenic mountain ranges jutting from the desert floor, and towering over the surrounding desert. The confluence of the Chihuahuan desert, Rocky Mountains, great plains, Sonoran desert, and Sierra Madre make the area the most biologically and recreationally diverse region of New Mexico.

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Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument
The Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument was established to protect significant prehistoric, historic, geologic, and biologic resources of scientific interest, and includes four areas: the Organ Mountains, Desert Peaks, Potrillo Mountains, and Doña Ana Mountains.
The steep, angular mountain range against a clear blue sky at Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument.
Three Rivers Petroglyph Site
The Three Rivers Petroglyphs are outstanding examples of prehistoric Jornada Mogollon rock art. The basaltic ridge rising above the Three Rivers Valley contains over 21,000 petroglyphs, including masks, sunbursts, wildlife, handprints, and geometric designs.
A view of a rock containing a petroglyph at Three Rivers Petroglyph Site in New Mexico. Photo by BLM.
Lake Valley Historic Townsite
The mining town of Lake Valley was founded in 1878 after silver was discovered. Almost overnight, the small frontier town blossomed into a major settlement with a population of 4,000 people.
The Lake Valley historic townsite.
Gila Lower Box Canyon
The Gila Lower Box Canyon is a true oasis in the desert, 20 miles north of Lordsburg, New Mexico.
Gila Lower Box Canyon with yellow wildflowers.

Leadership

Scott Cooke

District Manager
Phone:
575-525-4300
Fax:
575-525-4412

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Contact

Mailing Address:
1800 Marquess Street
Las Cruces, NM 88005-3371
Email: BLM_NM_LCDO_Mail@blm.gov
Phone: 575-525-4300
Fax: 575-525-4412
Hours:
M-F, 7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.–closed for lunch, 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.

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