Elephant Butte Reservoir
Reservoir on the Rio Grande in New Mexico, United States.
Attractions near Mimbres
31 mi from Mimbres, Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument leads the list
The best-known day out from Mimbres is Elephant Butte Reservoir, 49 mi away. No place to visit is mapped inside Mimbres; 2 are within 40 miles. Among them are a national monument and a park & preserve. Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument welcomes about 34K visitors a year.
Attractions nearby
5
within 60 miles
The big one
49 mi
Elephant Butte Reservoir
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Lake · 49 mi northeast
Elephant Butte Reservoir
Reservoir on the Rio Grande in New Mexico, United States.
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Where to go
Furthest from the centre is Gila Wilderness, 33 mi away.
Orange: Mimbres. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Full list of places
These 5 are within 60 miles, none in town.
2Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
National monument in Catron County, New Mexico, United States.
3Gila Wilderness
US wilderness area in New Mexico within the Gila National Forest, first protected in 1924 by act of Congress.
4Gila National Forest
US National forest in New Mexico first established in 1899 as Gila River Forest Reserve.
5Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
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Photo credits
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument: not specified, Public domain · Gila Wilderness: Gila National Forest, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Gila National Forest: Zereshk, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Geronimo Springs Museum: SteveStrummer, CC0
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