Valle Vidal

Taos Mountain and Wheeler Peak, viewed from Valle Vidal
Big Costilla Peak from Valle Vidal, April 2006
A Philmont vehicle parked at Ring Place, one of the three BSA-operated camps in the Valle.

The Valle Vidal (Spanish, "Valley of Life") is a 101,794 acres (41,195 ha) mountain basin in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains within the Carson National Forest, northwest of Cimarron, New Mexico. Elevations in the basin range from 7,700 to 12,554 feet (2,347 to 3,826 m).[1] Valle Vidal is noted for its pristine scenery and wildlife. It was protected from oil and gas exploitation by an act of Congress in 2006. The Valle Vidal borders on Vermejo Park Ranch, Philmont Scout Ranch, and other private lands.

  1. ^ "Valle Vidal, Carson National Forest, New Mexico" www.ouachitamaps.com/Vale%20Vidal.html, accessed 27 October 2013