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There are many enjoyable pastimes for young and old to get pleasure from. Cerro de Ore can be seen from Fort Union National Monument, and the peak of Turkey Mountains can be spotted from Fort Union National Monument. Here at Fort Union National Monument you'll probably meet some people from Ocate, and if the weather is delightful, you get a perfect view of Cerro Pelon from Fort Union National Monument.
This place is peerless, just look at all the entertaining things to do next to Fort Union National Monument. There are fine sites to discover
    along the Santa Fe Trail, and while you're here why not stop by Higgins Canyon. Life's too short to enjoy all the cool stuff in the Sangre De Cristo Mountains. Mclamar Canyon is a great location to check out close to Fort Union National Monument, and at Fort Union National Monument
you can observe Cerro Negro. So much cool stuff in the Sangre De Cristo Mountains, just impressive. The peaks of the Turkey Mountains dominate the scenery of this area, and the beauty of mother nature reveals herself at Ojo de las Gallinas.
Curry Canyon is a perfect location to spend some time at, and you can make out Cerro de Espia from Fort Union National Monument. A trip to Black Mesa Spring will fill your soul with nice feelings, and let's not forget Cottonwood Creek which is a stream that you may encounter while here. The prettiness of Fort Union
 
    National Monument is there for you to get pleasure from.
This is a picturesque section of wilderness that is popular with people from far and near. It's a popular place to go to for people arriving from Ocate. Fort Union National Monument is a great place for a journey when
you must spend some time in the fresh air.
Fort Union National Monument has wonderful outdoors recreation that you can make use of. All through the long summer days highs here at Fort Union National Monument get into the 80's, and during the night it cools down to the 40's. The wintertime comes with highs in the 40's with winter lows in the 10's overnight here at Fort Union National Monument. Fort Union National Monument gets very little precipitation. During the month of July you get the most rain around here, and the driest month is January.
 

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These outdoors activities are available near Fort Union National Monument.
 Campgrounds Near Fort Union National Monument:
Charette Lakes Wildlife Area, Wagon Mound, 16 miles away
Coyote Creek State Park, Guadalupita, 18 miles away
Sierra Bonita Cabins and RV Park, Angel Fire, 19 miles away
 Hotels Near Fort Union National Monument:
Comfort Inn Las Vegas, Las Vegas , 26 miles away
Best Western Plus Montezuma Inn & Suites, Las Vegas , 27 miles away
Days Inn Las Vegas, Las Vegas , 27 miles away
Super 8 Las Vegas, Las Vegas , 27 miles away
Knights Inn Las Vegas NM, Las Vegas , 28 miles away
Casa Del Gavilan Historic Inn, Cimarron , 28 miles away
Plaza Hotel Las Vegas, Las Vegas , 29 miles away
 Trails Near Fort Union National Monument:
Santa Fe Trail, Mora County , 2 miles away
Santa Fe Trail, Mora County , 2 miles away
Santa Fe Trail, Mora County , 13 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Fort Union National Monument:
Angel Fire, New Mexico , 28 miles away, 2077 foot drop, 7 lifts, 74 runs
Sipapu, New Mexico , 39 miles away, 1055 foot drop, 4 lifts, 31 runs
Taos, New Mexico , 45 miles away, 2612 foot drop, 13 lifts, 110 runs
Red River, New Mexico , 48 miles away, 1600 foot drop, 7 lifts, 58 runs
Ski Santa Fe, New Mexico , 57 miles away, 1725 foot drop, 7 lifts, 69 runs
Pajarito Mountain, New Mexico , 96 miles away, 1410 foot drop, 7 lifts, 37 runs
 Public Lands Near Fort Union National Monument:
Santa Fe National Historic Trail, Santa Fe - NM , 69 miles away
Coyote Creek State Park, New Mexico , 18 miles away
Morphy Lake State Park, New Mexico , 25 miles away
Storrie Lake State Park, New Mexico , 26 miles away
Cimarron Canyon State Park, New Mexico , 33 miles away

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