The Pecos Wilderness is a protected wilderness area within the Santa Fe National Forest and Carson National Forest. The Pecos Wilderness lies within the Camino Real Ranger District of the Carson National Forest, and the Pecos Ranger District and Espanola Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest. The Pecos Wilderness includes the southernmost ex…
The Pecos Wilderness is a protected wilderness area within the Santa Fe National Forest and Carson National Forest. The Pecos Wilderness lies within the Camino Real Ranger District of the Carson National Forest, and the Pecos Ranger District and Espanola Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest. The Pecos Wilderness includes the southernmost extension of the Rocky Mountains in the sub-range of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of north central New Mexico. One trail head for the wilderness is only 15 miles by road from Santa Fe, the state capital. Covering an area of 223,667 acres it is the second largest wilderness in the state after the Gila Wilderness. An area of fewer than 200,000 acres was given wilderness protection by Congress in 1964. Congress protected an additional 55,000 acres in 1980. The Wilderness boasts one of the highest concentrations of peaks exceeding 12,000 feet in elevation in New Mexico, including Santa Fe Baldy, 12,622 feet, the highest point in Santa Fe County, and South Truchas Peak, 13,102 feet, the second highest peak in the state.
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