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When:
May 19, 2015 @ 8:30 am – 3:00 pm
2015-05-19T08:30:00-06:00
2015-05-19T15:00:00-06:00
Where:
Santa Fe Botanical Gardens hike to Placer Peak in the Ortiz Mountain Preserve
Details to be provided with confirmation e-mail
Details to be provided with confirmation e-mail
Contact:
Maria Lohman
Reservation Required: Details will be provided at the time your reservation is confirmed.
Trail Leader – Scott Canning
Maximum 15
Difficult hike.
Approximately 8 miles.
2400 ft. Elevation to Placer Peak
The Ortiz Mountains Educational Preserve consists of 1,350 acres in the Ortiz Mountains, including Placer Peak, the highest peak in the Ortiz range at 8,897 feet. The Preserve contains several historic mine shafts from the New Mexico gold rush in the early mid-nineteenth century. The Preserve is located approximately 30 miles southwest of Santa Fe off the Turquoise Trail scenic byway.