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
7 found
National ParkParkGila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
- National ForestPark
Gila National Forest
5,190 sq mi - Wilderness AreaPark
Apache Box Wilderness Study Area
- Wilderness AreaPark
Blue Creek Wilderness Study Area
- Wilderness AreaPark
Gila Lower Box Wilderness Study Area
- Wilderness AreaPark
Hoverrocker Wilderness Study Area
- recreation areaPark
Gila Lower Box Canyon
Trails near Unit 23
12 found
TrailContinental Divide Trail
3001.6 miDifficult- Trail
West Fork Trail via Grudging Grave
24.9 miModerate - Trail
Gila Loop Trail
21.5 miDifficult - Trail
Clayton Mesa Trail
19.6 miDifficult - Trail
Black Range Crest Trail
18.4 miModerate - Trail
Mogollon Creek
18.0 miDifficult - Trail
Tadpole Ridge Trail
16.6 miModerate - Trail
Iron Creek via West Fork Trail
16.4 miDifficult - Trail
Iron Creek Mesa Trail
15.2 miModerate - Trail
Mimbres River Trail
14.4 miModerate - Trail
Jordan Hot Springs Via Little Bear Canyon Trail
13.3 miModerate - Trail
Black Peak Via Continental Divide Trail
13.1 miModerate
Campgrounds near Unit 23
12 found
CampgroundLake Roberts
Pricing varies — check with the operator- Campground
Upper Scorpion Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Cattlemen Trail - Dispersed Camping
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Lordsburg KOA
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Head Of The Ditch Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Continental Divide RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Ridge Park RV
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Railroad Canyon Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Temperate Zone RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Cosmic Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Roadside Pullouts and Disperesed Camping along Route 15
Pricing varies — check with the operator - Campground
Sapillo Dispersed Camping Area
Pricing varies — check with the operator
Species in this unit
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 05/23/2026.