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of the Mexican Boundary and the same distance ekst of the Arizona line; 5,000 feet. 
Bailey and Goldman, August 9-10, 1908; [Ligon, May 7, 1920]. 
Guadalupe Mountains, Eddy County. A high range of mountains extending 
northwest and southeast and rising to 9,700 feet, crossing the Texas line about 40 
miles west of the Pecos River. Explored by the Baileys, July 31 to August 29, 1901. 
Their principal camps were, July 31-August 7, 5 miles east of Queen at 6,300 feet; 
August 7-9 at Queen, 6,300 feet; August 9, Dog Canyon, 6,700 feet, one-half mile 
north of the Texas line; August 10-25, in Dog Canyon at 6,800 feet, one-half mile 
over the line in Texas; after which they re-entered New Mexico August 25 and crossed 
the mountains north and northeast, reaching Carlsbad August 29. 
Guadalupita, Mora County. A town on Coyote Creek, 30 miles up stream 
from V atrous, a station on the Santa Fe Railroad. The Baileys camped September 
6, 1903, 1 mile below the town, at 7,650 feet, just opposite the old crater of Ocate and 
passed the town the following day. 
Hachita, Grant County. A station on the Southern Pacific Railroad, 43 miles 
east of the Arizona line; 4,500 feet. Goldman, July 13-18, 1908. 
Hachita Grande Mountains. See Big Hatchet Mountains. 
Hachita Pass, Hidalgo County. A low divide, 10 miles southwest of Hachita, 
near Livermore Spring; 5,100 feet. Crossed by Goldman, July 26, 190S. 
Halls Peak, Mora County. A small town on Ocate Creek, 23 miles northeast of 
Mora; about 8,000 feet. Barber lived here in 1895 and contributed a report on the 
spring migration of that year and a list of the breeding birds of the vicinity. 
Hatchet Peak, Hidalgo County. The highest peak near the north end of Big 
Hatchet Mountains, rising to 8,000 feet, 22 miles nearly due south of Hachita, and 
11 miles west of the Mexican line. Explored by Goldman July 18-24, 1908, from 
his base camp at Hatchet Ranch. 
Hatchet Ranch, Hidalgo County. A ranch at the bottom of Hachita Valley, 
8 miles northeast of Hatchet Peak, and 16 miles south of Hachita; 4, 200 feet. Gold¬ 
man made this his base camp July 18-24/1908. 
Haut Creek, Catron County. A small stream near Black Mountain, 30 miles 
west of Chloride; visited several times by Ligon at 7,000-7,500 feet, January to 
March, 1913. 
High Lonesome, Hidalgo County. Near Dry Creek at the south end of the 
Playas Valley about 5 miles north of the Mexican line and 25 miles east of the Arizona 
line; 4,700 feet. Bailey camped here the night of August 11, 1908. 
Hillsboro, Sierra County. The county seat, 18 miles southwest of Las Palomas 
on the Rio Grande; 5,200 feet. Goldman, October 29-November 1, and November 
8, 1909. 
Hillsboro Peak, Sierra County. One of the highest peaks of the Mimbres 
’•ange, rising to nearly 10,000 feet. Visited by Goldman the first week in November, 
1909; [Ligon (8 miles west), July 4, 1917]. 
Hondo, Lincoln County. At the junction of Ruidoso Creek and Hondo River; 
6,000 feet. Bailey camped the night of September 15, 1902, 1 mile above the town 
on Ruidoso Creek. 
Hondo Canyon (also called Hondo Creek, and on the Land Office map, Arroyo 
Hondo), Taos County. A small stream, rising at over 11,000 feet on Wheeler Peaks 
