Alamo Hueco Mountains

Alamo Hueco Mountains
Map of ranges in New Mexico Bootheel region,
showing Animas, Playas, and Hachita Valleys
(Chiricahua Mountains of Arizona, at west)
Highest point
PeakPierce Peak (New Mexico), Alamo Hueco Mountains
Elevation6,159 ft (1,877 m)
Coordinates31°26′54″N 108°20′06″W / 31.4484°N 108.3350°W / 31.4484; -108.3350
Dimensions
Length15 mi (24 km) NW-SE
Width8 mi (13 km)
Geography
Alamo Hueco Mountains is located in New Mexico
Alamo Hueco Mountains
Alamo Hueco Mountains
Alamo Hueco Mountains in New Mexico Bootheel, New Mexico
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
Regions
CountyHidalgo County, NM
CommunitiesAlamo Hueco, NMPierce, NM and McFarlands, New Mexico
Borders onPlayas Valley-NW, W & SW
Big Hatchet Mountains-N
Chihuahuan Desert–Chihuahua, Mexico-E
Dog Mountains-S

The Alamo Hueco Mountains are a 15-mile (24 km) long mountain range, located in the southeast of the New Mexico Bootheel region, southeast Hidalgo County, New Mexico, adjacent to the border of Chihuahua state, Mexico. The range lies near the southern end of the mountains bordering the extensive north–south Playas Valley; the Little Hatchet and Big Hatchet Mountains are adjacent, and mostly attached north; the mountain range series, ends south into the flatland plains of the Chihuahuan Desert. The much smaller Dog Mountains are adjacent south.

While the Continental Divide of the Americas traverses the western perimeter mountains of the Playas Valley, the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail traverses the entire mountain ranges on the east side of the Playas Valley; the Scenic Trail continues south into the Chihuahuan Desert region of northwest Chihuahua state.