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Cubero, Valencia County. A town on the road to the San Mateo Mountains, 
8 miles northwest of Laguna and north of the Santa Fe Railroad. Baileys, Septem¬ 
ber 20-23, 1906. 
Cuchillo, Sierra County. On Cuchiilo Creek, 10 miles from its junction with 
the Rio Grande, 25 miles northeast of Hillsboro; 4,700 feet. Goldman, October 21- 
23, 1909; [Ligon, July 17, 1916; 10 miles west of Cuchillo, May 15, 1916; and 15 miles 
west, and 2 miles east, May 25, 1917]. 
Cuchillo Mountains, Sierra County. A small group of hills rising to 7,000 
feet, crossed by Goldman, October 21, 1909, on his trip from Fair View to Cuchillo; 
visited by Ligon May 4 and June 9, 1913, and [August 4, 1919]. 
Cuervo, Guadalupe County. A town on the Southern Pacific Railroad, 15 
miles northeast of Santa Rosa; 4,800 feet. Baileys, June 9-14, 1903. 
Culbertson Ranch. Diamond A A) Ranch. On the Mexican boundary, 
about 40 miles southwest of Hachita. iLigon, May 9, 1920.] 
Culebra Peak, Taos County. Just south of the Colorado line, the highest peak 
in the Culebra Mountains. It was climbed by Bailey August 20, 1904. 
Currumpa, Union County. On Currumpa Creek, a tributary of the North 
Canadian River. Seton, January 8, 9, 13, 15, 17, 19, and 27, 1894. 
Cutter, Sierra County. On the Santa Fe Railroad, southeast of Elephant 
Butte. [Ligon, June 28 and 30, and July 1, 1917.] 
Dark Canyon, Eddy County. A canyon whose stream joins the Pecos River at 
Carlsbad. On their trip to the Guadalupe Mountains the Baileys followed up this 
canyon and camped July 30, 1901, 25 miles southwest of Carlsbad, at 3,900 feet. 
Datil, Catron County. A small town, 10 miles south of the Datil Mountains 
and 55 miles west of Socorro; 7,700 feet. Hollister, October 15-16, 1905. 
Datil Range or West Datil Mountains, Catron County. Called on the Land 
Office map, Datil Range; 35 miles from the Arizona line and 20 miles northeast of 
Joseph. Bailey’s base camp, October 5-9, 1906, was at the west end near the head¬ 
waters of Largo Canyon at 8,000 feet. 
Deep Lake, Chaves County. About thirty miles northeast of Roswell. [Ligon, 
June 6, 1924.] 
Deer Creek, Hidalgo County. Goldman camped August 19-20, 1908, near the 
Culberson Ranch, two miles above the mouth of the creek, close to the Mexican 
line and 25 miles east of the Arizona line; 4,900 feet. 
Delaware Creek, Eddy County. A tributary of the Pecos rising in Texas and 
flowing into the Pecos from the west, 6 miles north of the Texas line. Pope, March 
8-19, 1854. 
Deming, Luna County. The county seat; 4,350 feet. Bailey, December 5, 
1889, November 12, 1906, August 4, 1908; Goldman, August 6-September 10, 1908, 
during which time he explored the region around Deming and foothills of the Florida 
Mountains to 4,800 feet, and spent September 4-8 in a trip to the Florida and the 
Little Florida Mountains; [Ligon, August 26 and 27, 1917; Kellogg, March 26, 1921, 
and April 7, 1927]. 
Dexter, Chaves County. Southeast of Roswell, Pecos Valley. [Ligon, June 1, 
1924.] 
