Socorro County, New Mexico
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Socorro County is a county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 16,595. The county seat is Socorro. The county was formed in 1852 as one of the orig
Socorro County Courthouse in Socorro
The view from the southern San Mateo Mountains in Socorro County, New Mexico.
The Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array in Socorro County.
The Apache Kid is the namesake for a Wilderness area in the Cibola National Forest.
Bear Mountains
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The Bear Mountains lie just north of the village of Magdalena and north of the Magdalena Mountains in New Mexico. The Bear Mountains are located within the Magdalena Ranger District of the Cibola Nati
Looking north at the Bear Mountains ridgeline.
Looking east from the Scott Mesa Inventoried Roadless Area in the Bear Mountains.
A black bear in Cibola National Forest. Photo: US Forest Service.
A mountain lion in the Cibola National Forest. Photo: US Forest Service.