Florida Mountains

Florida Mountains
Needle's Eye, east side of range
Highest point
PeakFlorida Peak, Florida Mountains-(north)
Elevation7,295 ft (2,224 m)
Coordinates32°07′27″N 107°37′18″W / 32.1243°N 107.6217°W / 32.1243; -107.6217
Dimensions
Length12 mi (19 km) NNW-SSE
Width6 mi (9.7 km)
Geography
Florida Mountains is located in New Mexico
Florida Mountains
Florida Mountains
Florida Mountains
in New Mexico
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
Region(northwest)-Chihuahuan Desert
CountyLuna
Cities & TownsDeming, Sunshine, Waterloo, Columbus, Carne and Myndus
Range coordinates32°05′20″N 107°37′26″W / 32.0890°N 107.6239°W / 32.0890; -107.6239
Borders onDeming, NM & Cookes Range-N
West Potrillo Mountains-E
Cedar Mountain Range-WSW
Topo mapUSGS Gym Peak
Aerial view of the Florida Mountains and vicinity at sunset
Sunrise on Florida Peak

The Florida Mountains are a small 12-mile (19 km) long,[1] mountain range in New Mexico. The mountains lie in southern Luna County about 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Deming, and 20 miles (32 km) north of the state of Chihuahua, Mexico; the range lies in the north of the Chihuahuan Desert region, and extreme southwestern New Mexico.

The Florida Mountains are east and adjacent to New Mexico State Road 11, the north–south route to Chihuahua; it becomes Highway 23 in Chihuahua and connects to Mexican Federal Highway 2, the major east–west route of the north Chihuahuan Desert adjacent the U.S.-Mexico border.

  1. ^ New Mexico Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, c. 2009, p. 54-55.