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New Mexico’s Organ Mountains Reward Hikers With Twice the Views
The Baylor Canyon Trail is a six-mile hike in the Organ Mountains Desert Peaks National Monument. The trail goes up and over the mountain range through Baylor Pass and is the only maintained trail that goes over the Organ Range. There are trailheads both on the east side, starting at Aguirre Springs Campgrounds and on the west side, starting just off Baylor Canyon Road. We chose the eastern 2-plus-mile ascent to Baylor Pass starting at and returning to Aguiree Spring. Alternatively, you can continue on the trail which ends on the Las Cruces side of the range, for a total of 6 miles one way. A possible side excursion takes…