Santa Fe Botanical Gardens Hike to Placer Peak in the Ortiz Mountain Preserve

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.