Sierra Blanca (New Mexico)
| Sierra Blanca | ||
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 Sierra Blanca Peak |
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| Highest peak | Sierra Blanca Peak ( 3652 m ) | |
| location | USA / New Mexico | |
| part of | Sacramento Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 33 ° 22 ′ N , 105 ° 49 ′ W | |
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The Sierra Blanca is a mountain range in the Sacramento Mountains in the US state of New Mexico . The highest point is the Sierra Blanca Peak with a height of 3,652 m.
location
The ridge is located in the southern half of New Mexico, in an east-west direction it is roughly centered between the state borders. Parts of the mountain range belong to the Lincoln National Forest and an Indian reservation of the Mescalero . The Sierra Blanca Peak is located about 15 km west-northwest of Ruidoso and almost 50 km north-northeast of Alamogordo .