Cerrillos Hills State Park Guided Tour and Local Mining History

When:
June 6, 2015 @ 11:00 am – 1:30 pm
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Where:
Cerrillos Hills State Park Guided Tour
Cerrillos Hills State Park Main Entrance ½ mile north of Cerrillos village on County Road 59

End time is approximate

Event Leader: Peter Lipscomb

No RSVP

$5 / vehicle

Moderate hike.

Hike will be approximately 3.5 miles with a mid-point drop off for those wanting to end sooner

Located in an area with over 1,000 years of mining history Cerrillos Hills State Park is home to mines worked by a variety of cultures. Native, Spanish and Territorial miners found turquoise, galena, silver, copper, iron, manganese, zinc and other semi-precious ores here. Over five miles of trails take you past historic mine sites that tell the story of how the little hills played a giant role in the settlement of New Mexico.

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