Los Pecos Wilderness es un área silvestre protegida dentro del Bosque Nacional de Santa Fe y Carson National Forest.

• Colaborador/a: Inge Johnsson / Alamy Foto de stock
• ID de la imagen: K4GBWD
• Tamaño: 85,7 MB (4,4 MB Descarga comprimida)
• Autorizaciones: Modelo - no | Propiedad - no
• Dimensiones: 4469 x 6703 px | 37,8 x 56,8 cm | 14,9 x 22,3 inches | 300dpi
• Fecha de toma: 2 de septiembre de 2017
• Ubicación: Johnson Lake, Pecos Wilderness, New Mexico, United States

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The Pecos Wilderness is a protected wilderness area within the Santa Fe National Forest and Carson National Forest. The Pecos Wilderness lies within the Camino Real Ranger District of the Carson National Forest, and the Pecos Ranger District and Espanola Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest. The Pecos Wilderness includes the southernmost extension of the Rocky Mountains in the sub-range of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of north central New Mexico. Covering an area of 223,667 acres it is the second largest wilderness in the state after the Gila Wilderness. The Wilderness boasts one of the highest concentrations of peaks exceeding 12,000 feet (3,700 m) in elevation in New Mexico, including Santa Fe Baldy, 12,622 feet (3,847 m), the highest point in Santa Fe County, and South Truchas Peak, 13,102 feet (3,993 m), the second highest peak in the state.