Unit 23 · Organ Mountains
About this unit
BLM and Organ Mountains–Desert Peaks National Monument country east of Las Cruces. Granite spires of the Organ Mountains over Chihuahuan Desert bajadas.
- Organ Mountains–Desert Peaks National Monument
- Organ Mountains
Public lands inside this unit
13 found
Gila National Forest
5,190 sq miParkNational ForestApache National Forest
2,921 sq miParkNational ForestGila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
ParkNational MonumentApache Box Wilderness Study Area
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaBlue Creek Wilderness Study Area
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaCity of Rocks State Park
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaContinental Divide Wilderness Study Area
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaGila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaGila Lower Box Canyon
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaGila Lower Box Wilderness Study Area
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaGila National Forest
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaHoverrocker Wilderness Study Area
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaPeloncillo Mountains Wilderness Study Area
ParkNat'l Recreation Area
Trails near Unit 23
12 found
Continental Divide Trail
Difficulty: Difficult3001.6 miTrailCDT - New Mexico Section
Difficulty: Expert1144.3 miTrailMiddle Fork, Trail #730, Trail #29, Prior Creek, Woodland Park, Hells Hole and West Fork Loop
Difficulty: Expert44.7 miTrailMiddle Fork
Difficulty: Moderate39.3 miTrailWest Fork, Trail 12 and Middle Fork Loop
Difficulty: Expert37.6 miTrailWest Fork Trail #151
Difficulty: Expert30.6 miTrailContinental Divide
Difficulty: Expert29.7 miTrailMiddle Fork Gila River Trail #157
Difficulty: Difficult29.3 miTrailWhitewater Trail
Difficulty: Expert27.8 miTrailWest Fork Trail via Grudging Grave
Difficulty: Expert24.9 miTrailLilley Park
Difficulty: Expert24.8 miTrailMeadows Hells Hole Loop Trail
Difficulty: Expert24.1 miTrail
Campgrounds near Unit 23
12 found
Gila NM Periphery BLM
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundGila NF Dispersed - Cosmic Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundLake Roberts
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
Upper Scorpion Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundCattlemen Trail - Dispersed Camping
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundLordsburg KOA
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundHead Of The Ditch Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundContinental Divide RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundRidge Park RV
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundRailroad Canyon Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundTemperate Zone RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundCosmic Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
On the books in New Mexico
Species inventory is state-level — which units actually hold or permit each species varies. Verify unit-specific rules with the state agency linked above.
Official agency resources
New Mexico Department of Game and Fish
- Hunting regulations ↗
https://wildlife.dgf.nm.gov/hunting/licenses-and-permits/
- Draw / lottery ↗
https://wildlife.dgf.nm.gov/hunting/applications-and-draw-information/
- GMU map ↗
https://wildlife.dgf.nm.gov/hunting/maps/
- Harvest reporting ↗
https://wildlife.dgf.nm.gov/hunting/harvest-reporting-information/
- Hunter education ↗
https://wildlife.dgf.nm.gov/education/hunter-education/
- Buy a license ↗
https://onlinesales.wildlife.state.nm.us/
Authoritative source
Outdoors does not publish hunting regulations directly. For current season dates, bag limits, legal weapons, draw deadlines, and license costs in unit 23, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the New Mexico agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 10/25/2026.