LOCALITIES VISITED BY OBSERVERS 
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Sawyer Peak, Sierra County. One of the highest peaks in the Mimbres Range, 
a few miles west of Kingston; about 10,000 feet. Climbed by Goldman the first 
week in November, 1909. 
Separ, Grant County. Twenty miles southeast of Lordsburg, on the Southern 
Pacific Railroad. [Kellogg, June 15, 1924.] 
Sheep Mountain, Socorro County. At the northern end of the San Andres 
Mountains, a few miles north of Capitol Peak. Gaut, December 21, 1902. 
Shiprock, San Juan County. An Indian Agency in northwestern New Mexico, 
on the San Juan River, 15 miles from the Colorado line and an equal distance from 
Arizona. Gilman lived here February 1-September 1, 1907, and made extensive 
observations on the birds of this place and the neighboring Chuska Mountains; 
Birdse 3 r e was here part of the time, October 14-November 14, 1908, 
Sierra Blanca (also called White Mountains), Otero County. The middle part 
of the Sacramento range; its highest point, Sierra Blanca Peak, 11,880 feet, is 15 
miles east and a little north of Salinas, a station on the Southern Pacific Railroad; 
ascended by Bailey September 13, 1902, from his camp at 7,200 feet on Ruidoso 
Creek, 6 miles above Ruidoso. 
Sieira de los Caballos, Sierra County. A short range of low mountains rising 
from the eastern side of the Rio Grande, a few miles north of Garfield. Visited by 
Goldman, November 17-21, 1909. 
Sierra Grande, Union County. A high crater rising nearly to 11,000 feet, 10 
miles south and a little east of Folsom, a station on the Colorado and Southern 
Railroad. Howell’s base camp was on the southeast side at about 6,500 feet; he 
collected on the mountain August 17-21, 1903, and ascended nearly to the summit 
August 20. 
Silver City, Grant County. The county seat and a station on the Santa Fe 
Railroad; 5,800 feet. Marsh lived here November, 1883, to June, 1884, and collected 
very extensively in the vicinity of the town and in the Pinos Altos Mountains, a 
short distance to the northward. Fisher, June 27 to July 12, 1894, collected from 
6,000 to 8,000 feet in the Pinos Altos Mountains; Hunn, September 1-May 6, 1903 
and 1904-5; Baileys, November 10-11, 1906, and Bailey, August 14-19, 1908, on 
August 15 going to the base of Pinos Altos; Goldman, September 14, 1908; [Kellogg, 
since 1912, has been collecting within a radius of twenty miles of Silver City.] 
Silver Springs Canyon, Otero County. In the Sacramento Mountains. 
Bailey and Hollister camped the night of September 8,1902, in the canyon at 8,700 
feet, 4 miles north of Cloudcroft and the next night at the junction of Silver Creek 
and Elk Creek, 7,800 feet, 6 miles down stream from Elk Springs. 
Socorro, Socorro County. On the Rio Grande; 4,600 feet. Loring, January 
22-23, 1894; Goldman, most of August 11-26, 1909; [Ligon, July 14, 1918]. 
Socorro Mountains, Socorro County. A low range a few miles east of Socorro; 
explored by Goldman, August 26, 1909, to the summit at 7,200 feet. 
Solitario Peak, San Miguel County. About 30 miles northwest of Las Vegas. 
Bailey, September 4, 1903. 
Staked Plains, Quay County. An extension of the Staked Plains plateau of 
Texas passes for a short distance into New Mexico. On June 18, 1903, the Baileys 
visited the highest point, 5,850 feet, 6 miles west of Montoya. 
Stinking Spring Lake. See Burford Lake. 
